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Recent Examples of guardrails
Since the advent of the transfer portal and the rise of name, image and likeness (NIL), there have been countless debates about how to create and adjust a system to establish guardrails when necessary.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
After parents sued the company in August following their teen son's suicide, the company said its safety guardrails broke down over the months the boy was speaking to ChatGPT.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The second was a minimum viable product designed to secure private AI applications with runtime guardrails, enabling organizations to integrate AI confidently without the risk of unmanaged exposure — an approach now used across major global enterprises to safeguard their AI deployments at scale.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Others urge caution, saying more regulations and guardrails are necessary to protect patients in low- and middle-income countries.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
By open-sourcing a similar capability, OpenAI is effectively giving developers the same kind of customizable guardrails that helped make Anthropic’s models so appealing.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Finally, panelists concluded by talking about the importance of guardrails that protect creators and their intellectual property.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
With projects bracing for termination, mission teams broken apart and safety protocols weakened, the guardrails that once kept NASA from repeating its worst tragedies are being stripped away in real time.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Many clean fashion brands cite certifications to add weight to their clean messaging and (absent a single definition) provide internal guardrails for what clean means.
—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
After parents sued the company in August following their teen son's suicide, the company said its safety guardrails broke down over the months the boy was speaking to ChatGPT.
—PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2025
The second was a minimum viable product designed to secure private AI applications with runtime guardrails, enabling organizations to integrate AI confidently without the risk of unmanaged exposure — an approach now used across major global enterprises to safeguard their AI deployments at scale.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Others urge caution, saying more regulations and guardrails are necessary to protect patients in low- and middle-income countries.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
By open-sourcing a similar capability, OpenAI is effectively giving developers the same kind of customizable guardrails that helped make Anthropic’s models so appealing.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Finally, panelists concluded by talking about the importance of guardrails that protect creators and their intellectual property.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 31 Oct. 2025
With projects bracing for termination, mission teams broken apart and safety protocols weakened, the guardrails that once kept NASA from repeating its worst tragedies are being stripped away in real time.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Many clean fashion brands cite certifications to add weight to their clean messaging and (absent a single definition) provide internal guardrails for what clean means.
—Sophie Benson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardrails
Noun
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Solplex Solar Deck Lights 16 Pack, Warm White Safely illuminate steps, gardens, railings, and more with 16 warm white LED lights.—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Jan. 2026
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There are frequent shuttle stops, railings at major viewpoints, and plenty of benches.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Dec. 2025
Noun
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But as the season progressed, the [shudders] discourse really went off the rails.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
7 Jan. 2026
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This technique helps extend the lifespan of the rails and reduces wear on the railcar wheels.—
Garrett Behanna,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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