Thesaurus results for GUARDRAIL

guardrail

noun

ˈgärd-ˌrāl

Definition of guardrail

as in railing

a protective barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and its supports the car ran off the road, but fortunately only hit the guardrail

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Recent Examples of guardrail Radiopharma’s precision promise runs into toxicity problems, China puts new guardrails around its biotech innovation engine, and Grail’s Galleri heads to an FDA advisory panel. — Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 10 Aug. 2026 Continue reading … RULES LEFT BEHIND – Flock Safety cameras need constitutional guardrails before further deployment, Tennessee mayor argues. — FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 Well, in 2017 its legislators enacted fiscal guardrails and stayed within them. — Elona Vaisnys, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 But their guardrails can also be removed, making AI’s powerful cyber and biological capabilities more accessible to bad actors. — Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for guardrail

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Noun

Paper wasps build nests under eaves, benches and fence railings and will sting if disturbed.

— Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, a Lowcountry cottage might have beadboard detailing on the ceiling, along with open railings and a haint blue ceiling.

— Heather Bien, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of railing

Noun

The office's own work plan called for reviewing the rail authority's change-order process by July 2026 — including a $500 million-plus construction change order settlement.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
That could include autonomous vehicles for shuttling materials and parts between workstations or robotic arms moving on rails along the length of a production line.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026