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adjective

ˈbəm-pər How to pronounce bumper (audio)
Definition of bumpernext
1
as in excellent
of the very best kind it's been a bumper year for movies aimed at intelligent adults

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2
as in huge
unusually large a bumper crop of pumpkins that year

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bumper

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noun

ˈbəm-pər How to pronounce bumper (audio)
as in buffer
something that serves as a protective barrier cars have bumpers to protect them from damage in minor collisions

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Recent Examples of bumper
Noun
Chip workers at both SK Hynix and Samsung are expecting hefty bonuses this year, thanks to bumper profits at both chipmakers. — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 23 June 2026 His quick snap shot from the bumper became a specialty and made the B’s power play a monster, especially when Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak were on his flanks. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026 And Guerin and Hynes absolutely love Larkin, the fast, high-scoring center who can play the bumper on the power play, kill penalties with the best of ’em and win draws. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 23 June 2026 While that comparison might be unfair, Bjorkstrand struggled to find a spot on the unit, moving between the right side and the bumper. — Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bumper
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumper
  1. excellent
  2. huge
  3. buffer
  4. great
  5. giant
  6. fender
  7. terrific
  8. gigantic
Adjective
  • Rocket is known for its excellent customer service and easy-to-use website and mobile app.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
  • Bagworm is excellent and I am thrilled Oscilloscope will be bringing this cinematic fever dream to a theater near you.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 13 July 2026
Definition of excellent
Adjective
  • Benjamin Willis, a Lorain, Ohio, teenager and huge Marvel movie fan, opened his mouth in awe.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • That water supply is not the same water supply that goes toward agriculture, which accounts for a huge portion of the water used in the country, Anisfeld said.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Definition of huge
Noun
  • If your ambition strains your calendar, map the work in blocks and protect a buffer.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
  • Portions of the road through unincorporated Lemon HIll, South Oak Park and North and South City Farms have four traffic lanes, a central turn lane and bike lanes without buffers separating bicyclists from traffic.
    — Madison Smalstig July 16, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of buffer
Adjective
  • There are good footballers, there are great footballers and then there is Messi, who plays as if he has been sent here from another dimension, a superior life form inside the 5ft 7in frame of a normal guy from Rosario, Argentina.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • Healthcare's greatest crisis isn't financial or technological.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of great
Adjective
  • Pop these on, plug them into your phone or laptop, and boom – an instant giant display for your eyes only.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • Cyclops Odysseus’s wittiest ploy in Homer’s tale concerns him and his men’s escape from the clutches of Polyphemus, the giant cyclops (and son of Poseidon).
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of giant
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  • Unveiled at World Ducati Week, the new SM seems to share much of the bodywork found on the Desmo450 range, albeit with a shorter, SM style front fender.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
  • The truck is described as having four doors, black door handles, gray rocker panels, a black tonneau cover and visible rust around the driver's side rear wheel well/fender.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 12 July 2026
Definition of fender
Adjective
  • The largest, the Koda Suite (named for Leo’s dog), which was once occupied by the Daunt family, is a terrific family option, with two rooms, two bathrooms, tons of space, and its own private pool entrance.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
  • What’s far more eloquent is the episode with the witch Circe (a terrific Samantha Morton), whose habit of tricking and transforming men into animals is rendered in evocatively physical, body-horror-esque imagery.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of terrific
Adjective
  • Last year was marked by an era of Hollywood belt-tightening, after some gigantic box office duds and some production moving out of Los Angeles.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 July 2026
  • Christopher Nolan’s passionate love affair with the Premium Large Format moviegoing experience peaks with The Odyssey, a gigantic undertaking that marks the first feature shot entirely with IMAX Film Cameras.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026
Definition of gigantic

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