Thesaurus results for GUARDRAILS

guardrails

noun

plural of guardrail

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 State leaders have introduced Assembly Bill 1383, which undermines crucial PEPRA guardrails, granting an unfunded pension benefit increase to first responders by reducing their retirement age. — Zachary Christensen, Oc Register, 24 July 2026 Experts warn that freely available, powerful AIs capable of finding software flaws will render safety guardrails unenforceable, rapidly spreading advanced hacking tools worldwide. — Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Arriving pre-equipped with stringent, safety-first guardrails designed to block or reroute dangerous requests, it was meant to prevent the general public from accessing its potent capabilities. — James Marks, Fortune, 23 July 2026 There may also be opposition in Congress, where members have previously demanded tight guardrails on any deal. — Yousef Saba, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Donalds has said that Florida should vie for data center investment, albeit with guardrails to protect the environment. — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Some Democratic candidates gunning to replace Graham Platner have criticized Collins’ recent vote to continue funding the agency without requiring additional guardrails. — NBC news, 15 July 2026

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The combination of dust, dirt, pollen, and high humidity can leave a sticky, dingy coating on the floors, railings, and furniture.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 July 2026
Visitors reported visible signs of unfinished construction, including packing tape on stair railings and paint splatters beneath glass panels.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 18 July 2026

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But what happens to these companies as blockchain rails push the cost of moving money across currencies toward zero?

— Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Meanwhile, crypto has finally moved beyond its speculative era as new players like Hyperliquid adapt blockchain rails for trading conventional commodities like oil, and as big Wall Street firms embrace tokenized assets.

— Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

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