Warm air is more buoyant than cool air.
The actors were buoyant as they prepared for the evening's performance.
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Despite significant macro risks ahead—including looming tariffs and weak consumer spending—markets remain buoyant, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high of 6,173.07 and futures rising further.—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 June 2025 My spirit is always pretty buoyant, so at the end of the day, that's all that matters.—Brianne Tracy, People.com, 25 June 2025 Moreover, because warmer water is also more buoyant, the water at the ocean’s surface tends to stay there, cutting off ocean circulation and stopping the most oxygenated layers of the ocean from mixing with the least oxygenated ones.—Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2025 However, The Wind Waker remains a wonderfully buoyant adventure, and in retrospect, the blueprint for the direction Nintendo would eventually take its marquee franchise in the distant future.—Luke Winkie, Vulture, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for buoyant
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