as in to soften
to lessen the shock of
a substantial nest egg helped to cushion the sudden loss of her job
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Recent Examples of cushion
Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Turn on any available fans and prop up the couch cushions to promote airflow.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
These Reebok shoes are cushioned enough to absorb impact on family bike rides, long walks, and at the playground with her little one.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
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Noun
This minimalist repeater in vintage-y yellow gold appears in a cushion case – a first for the brand – and a glossy onyx dial.
—Carol Besler, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Turn on any available fans and prop up the couch cushions to promote airflow.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
This slip-on sneaker comes in over two dozen colorways, is machine washable and features Skechers Memory Foam cushioned comfort insoles.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
These Reebok shoes are cushioned enough to absorb impact on family bike rides, long walks, and at the playground with her little one.
—Anja Webb, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cushion
Noun
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Include a buffer for travel costs, technology redundancy, and the premium services that make location independence sustainable.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The creature that possessed the unfortunate Ensign Gamble finds a way back from its permanent transporter buffer exile, and is able to exert a malign influence on a whole new generation of followers.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What’s more, a lot of Americans still have mortgage rates that are low enough to make the idea of a move daunting, and affordability overall hasn’t improved much even as the economy has softened.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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The economic environment remains foggy, with uncertainty around tariffs and a labor market that, while softening in some areas, remains remarkably resilient in others.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Soliman is known as an elegant dresser, but his apartment was in bachelor-pad disarray, a reflection of his long hours at the hospital and the abruptness of his detention, said his friends, also clerics.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Linebacker Carson Schwesinger is a demon in thigh pads.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But that valid concern cannot become a shield used to deflect from real and rising threats.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The first 21 satellites in a constellation that could become a cornerstone for the Pentagon's Golden Dome missile-defense shield were successfully launched from California on Wednesday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, Ars reports.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At Cedar Creek Park, there will be a variety of family-friendly entertainment that includes bounce houses, a live mermaid, baby kangaroos, bumper boats and a petting zoo.—
Cathy Kozlowicz,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Now, tennis is built for players with straight-up speed and the ability to switch direction like pinballs bouncing off bumpers.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Cushion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cushion. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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