as in railings
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 guardrails
But lawmakers — both at the state and federal level — have yet to adopt any meaningful guardrails on the usage of artificial intelligence.
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Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Within scientific branches of government, the currency of checks and balances has always been data; Kennedy and his allies have forcibly dismantled those guardrails.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The complaint also alleges that Midjourney recently eliminated guardrails that blocked users from creating videos that infringe on its IP.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The human role shifts from executing routine tasks to setting strategic direction, establishing rules and guardrails and focusing on high-value activities that require judgment, creativity and strategic thinking.
—Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Snapchat scrambled to tighten guardrails, but the damage to trust was done by then.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
First, demand transparency in AI training data and guardrails.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Kyle Ingram, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2025
The district’s disparate parts would be connected largely by two-lane highways cutting through steep slopes of places such as the Modoc National Forest, where nervous drivers must beware of a lack of guardrails.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025
Within scientific branches of government, the currency of checks and balances has always been data; Kennedy and his allies have forcibly dismantled those guardrails.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2025
The complaint also alleges that Midjourney recently eliminated guardrails that blocked users from creating videos that infringe on its IP.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
The human role shifts from executing routine tasks to setting strategic direction, establishing rules and guardrails and focusing on high-value activities that require judgment, creativity and strategic thinking.
—Mikko Karkkainen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Outrage fades, the unthinkable becomes routine, and the guardrails that protect self-government quietly disappear.
—Aron Solomon
september 3, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2025
Snapchat scrambled to tighten guardrails, but the damage to trust was done by then.
—The Ai Insider, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
First, demand transparency in AI training data and guardrails.
—Mark R. Weaver, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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The project will also include ADA-compliant curb ramps, new posts with pedestrian push buttons and posts, pedestrian barricades, protective railings and traffic striping.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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In a demonstration of the technology, one of the grippers was installed on the top of a quadcopter drone, allowing the aircraft to hang from tree branches, railings, etc instead of having to hover in place.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Out-Of-Control Spiraling Here’s where things can go off the rails.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Where to Stay While your suite aboard Le Grand Tour is lavish, with plush linens, en-suite bathrooms, and panoramic windows, the train itself feels like a historic five-star hotel on rails.—
Jennifer Schwartz,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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