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
Setting guardrails can help quiet your emotions Awareness alone is not enough.
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Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Additional key bills that await the governor’s signature include artificial intelligence and law enforcement guardrails.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
On social media, however, the guardrails are practically nonexistent.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Businesses need the right guardrails in place to maximize the benefits of using AI while also protecting their strong cultures, core values and customer relationships.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But lawmakers — both at the state and federal level — have yet to adopt any meaningful guardrails on the usage of artificial intelligence.
—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
Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Ten years ago, several sites, including YouTube and Tumblr, also lacked guardrails and only added meaningful parental controls in recent years.
—Annabelle Canela, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
Additional key bills that await the governor’s signature include artificial intelligence and law enforcement guardrails.
—Amelia Wu, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
On social media, however, the guardrails are practically nonexistent.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Businesses need the right guardrails in place to maximize the benefits of using AI while also protecting their strong cultures, core values and customer relationships.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
But lawmakers — both at the state and federal level — have yet to adopt any meaningful guardrails on the usage of artificial intelligence.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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The Union Jack over Buckingham Palace was lowered to half mast in a sign of respect following the announcement of the duchess’ death, and the traditional framed announcement was placed on the royal residence’s railings.—
Max Foster,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Riding the rails gives you time to slow down and look at the canopy’s changing hues, from chartreuse to crimson.—
Taryn White,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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Technical rails needed to adapt in parallel in order to allow the masses to participate in more tokenization events.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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