as in buzzing
marked by much life, movement, or activity
the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents
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Recent Examples of abuzz
Chicagoland is abuzz following the Bears’ fourth-quarter comeback last weekend.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Social media was abuzz about it.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
In 2000, the media world was abuzz after learning that Gehry had completed a sleek cafeteria for all Condé Nast staffers in the company’s Times Square headquarters.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
Our office was abuzz in July when the news of all this started to trickle out (with an Instagram stunt, no less—OV unfollowed everyone but Haney and wiped its grid clean).
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 5 Dec. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Social media was abuzz about it.
—Leah Olajide, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
In 2000, the media world was abuzz after learning that Gehry had completed a sleek cafeteria for all Condé Nast staffers in the company’s Times Square headquarters.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 7 Dec. 2025
Our office was abuzz in July when the news of all this started to trickle out (with an Instagram stunt, no less—OV unfollowed everyone but Haney and wiped its grid clean).
—Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 5 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abuzz
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Just off the gondola entrance sits Club Moritzino, one of the Dolomites’ most enduring mountain huts and a buzzing lunch and apres-ski destination.—
Chadner Navarro,
Vogue,
10 Feb. 2026
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From Montana to Colorado, here's where to find great powder, epic skiing, and buzzing après scenes out West.—
Caroline Tell,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
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Lately, Chalamet has been busy moving beyond movie promotion and hitting the Oscars campaign trail following his best actor nomination for Marty Supreme.—
Christi Carras,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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This can be a place of refuge after a busy day of new experiences or from the bustling pool deck.—
Megan duBois,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Abuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuzz. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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