Thesaurus results for GUARDRAIL

guardrail

noun

ˈgärd-ˌrāl

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 But back then, there were just no guardrails, so these guys could be wildly inventive. —

Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 11 June 2026 Whatever the reasons for defaults, housing observers are most concerned that the guardrails put in place after the housing crisis are no longer there to help. —

Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 9 June 2026 Anthropic has opened the doors to its most advanced AI system yet, but not without placing guardrails around its most sensitive capabilities. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026 The House passed an extension of the program with some guardrails in late April, with 42 Democrats voting in favor. —

Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for guardrail

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Noun

Rectangular lamps were fixed at regular intervals between the pillars, and green metal railings lined the gaps to keep people from falling into the water.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Thursday’s starter, Edward Cabrera, was among the last to leave the Cubs dugout Wednesday night, staying seated near the railing with his eyes fixated on the Rockies’ joy.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2026