as in softened
to lessen the shock of
during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain
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Recent Examples of buffered
But noise, as well as glare, are typically buffered with vegetative landscaping and setbacks, or the distance between the property line and the nearest structure.
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Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Though the dugongs are currently buffered from the conflict in the strait, Bartholomew noted that a spill reaching their coastal waters would pose a serious threat.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
The victory, buffered by Colorado’s shutdown bullpen, snapped Colorado’s six-game losing streak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
So all these two things have buffered our world against recession.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Delinquency rates are nearly double the rates from October 2021 but have taken longer to reach pre-COVID levels, buffered by rising home prices.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The markets that lost their cable deals have been buffered to a degree by MLB’s revenue-sharing system.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Videos buffered and the streaming quality wasn’t always good.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Modern guitarists can reproduce Hendrix’s chain using separate plug-ins in digital audio workstation software, but the magic often disappears when everything is buffered and quantized.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2026
Anna Clark, ProPublica, 24 Apr. 2026
Though the dugongs are currently buffered from the conflict in the strait, Bartholomew noted that a spill reaching their coastal waters would pose a serious threat.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
The victory, buffered by Colorado’s shutdown bullpen, snapped Colorado’s six-game losing streak.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 17 Apr. 2026
So all these two things have buffered our world against recession.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Delinquency rates are nearly double the rates from October 2021 but have taken longer to reach pre-COVID levels, buffered by rising home prices.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
The markets that lost their cable deals have been buffered to a degree by MLB’s revenue-sharing system.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Videos buffered and the streaming quality wasn’t always good.
—Lucas Shaw, Bloomberg, 9 Mar. 2026
Modern guitarists can reproduce Hendrix’s chain using separate plug-ins in digital audio workstation software, but the magic often disappears when everything is buffered and quantized.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffered
softened
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This hit, however, has been softened by the fact that Robinhood has succeeded in growing other business lines, notably banking and prediction markets, allowing its overall revenue to remain steady.—
Jeff John Roberts,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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When the roasted oysters arrive, their usual brininess is softened by a fragrant coconut curry and sharp Asiago cheese.—
Natalie Hoy,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Buffered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffered. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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