Thesaurus results for BUMPERS

bumpers

noun

plural of bumper

as in buffers

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 bumpers At highway speeds, active side bumpers adjust and two rear diffuser fins extend automatically. — New Atlas, 21 Oct. 2026 Also, passenger road vehicles use safety features like steel bumpers and crumple zones to absorb impact forces during collisions. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026 This controller uses Scuf's latest non-slip wraparound bumpers that have more surface area than before. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026 Dean Martin’s classic Stutz bore the license plate DRUNKY, and early fitness guru Jack LaLanne put REDUCE on his Cadillac’s bumpers. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026 The family said the diagnosis likely stems from his racing career — one in which drivers crushed bumpers and raced like gladiators without the safety protections found in the sport now. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026 After that, the ball belonged to the machine, zinging and zooming wherever the bumpers sent it. — John Dickerson, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026 Easy to hang with pre-routed keyholes and soft bumpers to protect walls. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Driving fatigue is very real, thanks to so many Mad Maxes riding bumpers or blowing through red lights or completely ignoring the speed limit. — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Five years earlier my brother had gotten married, leaving me home alone without the buffers of his distracted affection, his big brotherly insouciance, his rebellious indifference to the emotional chasm widening between our parents.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Diversifying out of China lengthened it, vendors have added their own buffers into development to absorb retailer changes, and physical disruptions like the Red Sea reroute stretch it further, so the calendar is already long before goods even move.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of buffers

Noun

In another, guards beat a detainee and hurled sexist slurs while denying her access to the toilet and sanitary pads.

— Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
But that difference could come from the XM4C’s ear pads, which are six years newer than the worn ones on my XM4.

— John Higgins, The Verge, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of pads

Noun

Dozens of armored cops were still standing guard, shields raised, after a night when 500 people were taken into custody in the French capital alone.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Swarms of police officers descended from helicopters and beat them with billy clubs and metal shields.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of shields

Noun

Partly inspired by her time working as a museum security guard, they are often accompanied by water bottles, cushions, books, or other belongings that give a sense of the presence of the person who sits there.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Rug Island — named after a season two episode where the characters use their imagination to create an island from a rug, throw cushions and colored pens — comes on a green and orange LP.

— Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026

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