cushioned

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Cushioned between the more experimental songs, however, were the real crowd-pleasers: An elegiac version of Lucky, a beautifully twisted No Surprises and a genuinely sublime version of Weird Fishes/Arpeggi.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Cushioned by critical public services, helicopter demand suffered less of a battering from COVID-19 than the grounded airline industry.

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2022

Cushioned by family money, he had a bluffer’s attraction to risk.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 10, 2019

Cushioned by comforts that most of their fellow citizens can scarcely imagine, they nonetheless feel as if things were starting to go pear-shaped.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2012

Dreaming before the cheerful fire,    Cushioned in easy chair, Methought a troupe of fairies bright,    So blithe and debonair, Trooped gaily in the dim lit hall,    With buzz of tempered joy.

From Home Lyrics by Battersby, H. S. (Hannah S.)