Warm air is more buoyant than cool air.
The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.
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In March, during their final match in Uzbekistan before the World Cup, the atmosphere was loud, buoyant and joyous.—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 10 June 2026 The deal also comes at a time of biotech dealmaking frenzy, driven by looming patent cliffs, newly buoyant public markets and pharma giants’ race to bolster their pipelines.—Anniek Bao,elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026 The mood this time was understandably less buoyant among the Knicks partisans.—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 9 June 2026 The early signs are not encouraging, despite a buoyant stock market.—Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for buoyant