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adjective

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as in buoyant

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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy
1
as in cheered

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2
as in floated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
  1. buoyant
  2. floated
  3. jubilant
  4. lifted
  5. hovered
  6. joyous
  7. emboldened
  8. delighted
Adjective
  • Sailing full steam ahead into the $100 horizon, the Yacht Life Vodka from Florida has a buoyant body and a stern grain-forward character.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The setting was Brentford’s buoyant home dressing room and Thomas Frank was delivering a rousing speech.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of buoyant
Verb
  • The Rising first floated the idea of an MLS expansion back in 2017 when the team played at a temporary stadium on the Salt River-Pima Indian Community, near the intersection of Loops 202 and 101.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Safe syringe programs were floated in the legislature, and a $600,000 investment was made in recovery homes overseen by the Department of Community and Economic Development and the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
    Christina Lengyel | The Center Square contributor, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of floated
Adjective
  • At a jubilant post-sale dinner, Branczik told me that contemporary and modern collectors are increasingly diversifying their portfolios by turning to Old Masters.
    George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Many Syrians are jubilant about the news and hopeful about the country’s future.
    Chad de Guzman, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of jubilant
Verb
  • An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday.
    Brian Evans,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hovered
Adjective
  • For Kenzie Scanlon, ringing in the holidays wasn't always a joyous time.
    Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Adding to the pleasure, Wolfe and Brown conspire to give us the full benefit of the joyous talents of Lesli Margherita (as Tessi Tura), Lili Thomas (Mazeppa) and Mylinda Hull (Electra), strutting their stuff to the lip of the stage, delighting the audience.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • There are growing concerns in Iran that Turkey, emboldened by Tehran’s weakened position, could now seek to increase its influence, at Iran’s expense, in Iraq, Lebanon, and the South Caucasus.
    Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
  • In fact, public officials, emboldened by the 2024 Supreme Court decision which enabled governments to arrest people for sleeping in public, are increasingly using force to move people out of sight.
    Jeremy Barber, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of emboldened
Adjective
  • Zambra is palpably delighted by these calls and, more broadly, by getting to share his son with others.
    Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Come From Away Broadway fans will be delighted to know that there's something for them, too, as AppleTV+ has the Broadway recording of Come from Away.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of delighted
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