Buffer
Buffer verb - To lessen the shock of.
Usage example: during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain
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Synonyms for Buffer
Lighten and buffer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lighten" instead a verb "Buffer".
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Lighten and Buffer. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/lighten
Buffer & Lighten. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/lighten>.
Lighten or Buffer. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/buffer/lighten.
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