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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Some perky-looking musical notes, in brass, were affixed to railings.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last but not least, the home features the coziest front porch, complete with eye-catching front and side railings, that can be transformed into the perfect space for unwinding with outdoor furniture, a porch swing, a set of string lights, and a stylish doormat, of course.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
Noun
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By blending plain-vanilla money funds with blockchain rails, the firm is proving that tokenization is not just a theory but a functioning business model.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With no wheels touching the rails, the usual clatter and vibration of trains disappear.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Guardrails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guardrails. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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