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verb

past tense of buoy
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
Adjective
  • Waiting in the hallway for the UCLA coach after his team’s latest disappointment was former Bruins big man Adem Bona, one of the most buoyant players to ever wear the school’s jersey.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Behind studio footage that looks like it was ripped from Nokia phone, Carti’s raw vocals lilt over buoyant sub bass and another soul sample.
    Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 8 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • While the San Francisco Giants have been floated as a potential threat to steal Alonso from the Mets, could the Seattle Mariners be another one?
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • One of the ideas floated in recent years has been to continue limiting the deduction but make the cap higher.
    David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The triumphant touchdown of the company’s Nova-C lunar lander, called Odysseus, spurred jubilant cheers during the company’s webcast.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • These handmade trimmings, drenched in jubilant jewel tones, set the stage for a timeless holiday scene.
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2024
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
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
Adjective
  • In fact, January 20 could be a super joyous occasion for many people.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
  • The moralising will subside when Neymar calls it a day, be that next week or — here’s hoping — in a couple of years, after a joyous swansong with Chicago or Santos or Flamengo, maybe even one final tilt at the World Cup.
    Jack Lang, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Yes, since the highly successful IS Khorasan (ISK) attack in Moscow in March 2024, that group has been emboldened and has been projecting strike teams farther out to engage in more attacks.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • As World War II went poorly for the Fascists and Mussolini’s power waned, Italians became increasingly emboldened to make jokes at Mussolini’s expense, including dirty ones about his affair with Clara Petacci.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • But perhaps no one will be more delighted than the previously relatively unknown star, Borisov, who has become the first Russian actor to earn an Oscar nomination in a performance category since 1977.
    Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Family-friendly Offerings My 13-year-old daughter, who up until now has only been on expedition cruises, was delighted with World Europa’s kid-friendly offerings, including multiple arcades, virtual reality rides, and F1 simulator cars that were, admittedly, fun for us adults, too.
    Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.

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