abuzz
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Synonyms & Antonyms for abuzz
Synonyms
aboil, abubble, alive, animated, astir, brisk, bustling, busy, buzzing, flourishing, happening, hopping, humming, kinetic, lively, rousing, stirring, thriving, vibrant
Antonyms
asleep, dead, inactive, lifeless, sleepy
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The internet will be abuzz about the song selections and solo choices made by the band led by the Australian guitarist and vocalist. — Bill Brownlee, kansascity, "KC concerts June 7-13: Dierks Bentley, David Byrne, Yes, Ledisi, John Butler Trio," 5 June 2018 The blogosphere’s literati have been abuzz about the betting odds published by British bookmakers Ladbrokes. — Newsweek, "Amazing Photos of Bioluminescent Phytoplankton," 14 Mar. 2018 Given all the comparisons between Messi and Ronaldo over the years, social media was again abuzz as the debate surfaced as to who was the better player. — CNN, "'Fantasy' Lionel Messi sets another milestone with 100th Champions League goal," 15 Mar. 2018 Pakistan's social networks were abuzz following Marvia Malik's first on-air appearance on the March 23 and in the days since she's gone viral across Facebook and Twitter, with many lauding the move as progress for transgender rights in Pakistan. — Sophia Saifi, CNN, "Meet Pakistan's first transgender news anchor," 27 Mar. 2018 USA TODAY Sports The Queen City was abuzz Thursday night as the Charlotte Hornets made NBA history. — Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY, "Hornets beat Grizzlies by 61, NBA's largest margin of victory in 20 years," 22 Mar. 2018 The last time that Congress tumbled into a government shutdown — all of three weeks ago — the Capitol was abuzz. — David Weigel, Washington Post, "A quiet protest of the spending bill, a loud chorus of senators ready to move on," 9 Feb. 2018 Downtown Detroit was abuzz earlier this week as thousands of journalists and industry insiders checked out the car industry’s latest offerings at the North American International Auto Show – the perfect antidote to the doldrums of winter. — Joyce Wiswell, Detroit Free Press, "Legal Eagles: The team behind the Auto Show," 19 Jan. 2018 What set social media abuzz was that this was a district in which President Trump got more than 72 percent of the vote. — Carl Weiser, Cincinnati.com, "Kentucky election shocker a sign of 'blue wave?': Democrat wins in district where Trump got 72 percent of vote," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'abuzz.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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