to cushion
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3.7
- verb
- /ˈkʌʃən/
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amortiguar
- Like this is supposed to cushion the blow.
- cushion the impact
- cushion the shock
- cushion a fall
What do you mean cushion their stats with the boost button?
- What do you mean cushion their stats with the boost button?
- And that's what it makes sense why horror is we cushion ourselves to not have the unhappy ending.
- It's bad policy in flush times, in good economic times like we have now to not cushion for the bad times, that's bad policy.
- So he goes and he cushions it by saying you've been nominated for the Queen's Police Medal, right?
- And it was mad really, and had a few quid, earned a few quid but not a fortune, but enough to cushion me, you know.
- We had many things that cushioned the downward flow of spending as a result of a minor amount of income dislocation that occurred.
Examples
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But luckily for Betty, about 1,000 feet of the severed elevator cable coiled at the bottom and cushioned the blow.
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Developed nations are increasingly preoccupied with cushioning their own populations from the adjustment costs of international trade.
Academic text (2008) -
It's just that coming from you, it may cushion the blow.
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I'm gonna cushion our fall with this water bucket.
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Any move to supplement wage-based income should be designed to slow as well as to cushion job losses.
Academic text (2018) -
Investments abroad can help cushion this shock by providing long-term sources of income from outside Singapore.
Academic text (1996) -
While Iran's foreign exchange reserves would cushion the impact, those reserves could only pay for a year's imports.
Academic text (2007) -
When I'm working, I, if I know that there's the social safety net that cushions me if I lose my job, I'm not that worried about it.
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Right before he hit the ground, from out of nowhere... ...comes this queen-size Simmons mattress... ...slides right under him and cushions his fall.
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The therapist provided advice to help cushion the emotional impact of the breakup.
Synonyms
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3.1
Make something less strong or harsh
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4.7
Make bad news or a loss easier to accept
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4.6
To make a shock or harm have less effect
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- Australian
A tall shrub from Western Australia with large round red and yellow flowers
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Etymology
The verb cushion comes from the idea of putting a 'soft pad' under something to reduce harm, so to cushion a blow or bad news is to lessen its force or effect.