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
Once again Miami’s Design District will be all abuzz with installations, events and unique exhibitions.
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Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
On the day before Thanksgiving at Milwaukee’s Congress School off the Lincoln Creek parkway on the city's west side, students were out for fall break but the school was abuzz.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
As soon as ears of Georgia sweet corn arrive in abundance at farmers' markets and grocery stores in early summer, my grandmother’s kitchen becomes abuzz with shucking and silking.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
College basketball is abuzz over the Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats again, and both Kelsey and Pope have people excited for Tuesday's game.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Nov. 2025
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Jane Wooldridge, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
On the day before Thanksgiving at Milwaukee’s Congress School off the Lincoln Creek parkway on the city's west side, students were out for fall break but the school was abuzz.
—Rory Linnane, jsonline.com, 1 Dec. 2025
As soon as ears of Georgia sweet corn arrive in abundance at farmers' markets and grocery stores in early summer, my grandmother’s kitchen becomes abuzz with shucking and silking.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025
College basketball is abuzz over the Louisville Cardinals and Kentucky Wildcats again, and both Kelsey and Pope have people excited for Tuesday's game.
—Ray Padilla, Louisville Courier Journal, 9 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abuzz
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Once a pivotal railway stop, later the site of world-stage events, like the 1996 Olympic Games, and most recently, a filming epicenter, Conyers has blossomed into a buzzing destination, drawing visitors from across the globe.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
3 Jan. 2026
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The cancellations made up nearly half of the airline’s flight schedule during the buzzing holiday season.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
7 Dec. 2025
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At 40 of the country’s busiest airports, flights coming and going will be reduced by 10% this week.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The shutdown’s ripple effects spread across nearly every part of the air travel network Friday, with the nation’s busiest airports hit hardest.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Abuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abuzz. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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