as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a powerful buffet to the side of the prisoner's head
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as in cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a buffet completed the kitchen set
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Recent Examples of buffet
Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
This year, Sam’s Club is making getting ready for the holidays a little bit easier by introducing a brand-new Christmas treat that would make a splash on the Christmas buffet—a Chocolate Yule Log.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Bonds suffered one of their all-time worst years, buffeted by a one-two punch of spiraling inflation and rising interest rates.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Tammin Sursok stars as an astronomy professor who butts heads with Brant Daugherty, a football coach who cuts in the faculty buffet line but also has to join her trivia team.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
This year, Sam’s Club is making getting ready for the holidays a little bit easier by introducing a brand-new Christmas treat that would make a splash on the Christmas buffet—a Chocolate Yule Log.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
King was last heard from on September 17, which is when Eagle Peak was buffeted by snow and wind.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
Bonds suffered one of their all-time worst years, buffeted by a one-two punch of spiraling inflation and rising interest rates.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2024
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And resist the urge to lick your lips when they’re chapped, Davis says.Jamie Ducharme, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
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Another sculpture show London licking a disembodied human hand.Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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Consider marinating or pounding it thin for quicker and more tender results when needed.Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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And in Yemen, the Houthi rebels, another Iranian ally, have been pounded in air strikes by a U.S.-led coalition in response to their attacks on ships in the Red Sea.Robin Wright, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2024
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Yang then bemoaned how people shoot lasers at him and hide their kids.Anne McCarthy, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
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While his mask has changed and grown smaller over the years, Peck has kept his face hidden from the public view.Joyce Orlando, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Relentless storms are forecast to lash the Northwest this weekend as the East Coast braces for severe weather that could delay flights and snarl traffic during one of the busiest travel periods of the year.Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
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President-elect Trump lashed out Tuesday at Justice Juan Merchan for upholding the guilty verdict in his Manhattan hush money case.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
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When the decoys were left in their basic form, they were regularly attacked from below by great whites.Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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This attacking move culminated in Leicester scoring a second via Bilal El Khannouss.Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
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Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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Gently fold 1 cup of the whipped topping into the thickened peanut butter mixture, just until combined; set aside.Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
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The stars reside within the S-cluster, a group of high-speed stellar bodies that whip around Sgr A* under its immense gravitational pull.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Thanks to them the attack mastermind escaped scot-free and soon those who that day desecrated the Capitol and battered the police will be pardoned and will leap snarling back into society.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Some are battered, but clearly beloved, including a long topcoat he’s altered for a female client who’s put on a few pounds.Samantha Conti, WWD, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Buffet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffet. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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