Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce hardness.
- adjective having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects mitigated.
- adjective protected against shock by adding soft padding or other device to reduce deceleration in a collision.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
cushion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective softened by the addition of cushions or padding
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Examples
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference Monday that the city is partly cushioned from the expected blows from Wall Street thanks to growth in industries such as media, fashion, tourism and bioscience.
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New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at a news conference Monday that the city is partly cushioned from the expected blows from Wall Street thanks to growth in industries such as media, fashion, tourism and bioscience.
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Her concerns about Pardo's killings were "cushioned" by his explanations: He said he killed only dope dealers and that he snapped after a child died in his arms of an overdose.
Manual Pardo 2010
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I feel fortunate to be able to say that I am not in either one of those situations but rather in some kind of cushioned middle zone where by luck I find myself happy and healthy and feeling love and loved.
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Inside the curtained pergola was a round table, encircled by a kind of cushioned pew.
The High Crusade Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1960
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Brown said prices are being "cushioned" by demand from cash-rich buyers and a "slight" reduction in the supply of properties for sale.
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Except, of course, for the top eschelons of the cs, who are too important to loose if we cut their wages too severly; among many other "cushioned" sections of the population.
Notes On The Front 2010
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But there are signs that last year's $10.4 billion stimulus package "cushioned" the economy and spilled over into consumer spending in January.
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All seal points have o-rings and the main camera body is 'cushioned' within the case by internal rubber shock absorbers.
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All seal points have o-rings and the main camera body is 'cushioned' within the case by internal rubber shock absorbers.
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