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Recent Examples of buffeted
Headwinds buffeted Sunday morning's field of nearly 10,000 runners in the first part of the Austin Marathon, but tailwinds in the late miles helped push Joseph Whelan and Kellyn Taylor to victories and course records.
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Brom Hoban, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
All rights reserved From repayment, to collections, to loan forgiveness, student loans have been buffeted by major changes during the last year.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Earth is currently being buffeted by a high-speed solar wind stream from a colossal coronal hole on the sun.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The bankruptcy is another reminder of the stark challenges for a retail industry that’s been buffeted by changing consumer tastes and macroeconomic turbulence.
—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
By the way, his department in Utah had been buffeted by scandal, including a cop searching for nudes on a female victim’s phone.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
But reductions were 24% higher than a year ago and the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic – another sign of a volatile job market buffeted with economic challenges from slowing demand to tariff uncertainties.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The upper Plains is also expected to be buffeted by strong winds gusting up to 50mph at time.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Though the families once wielded far-reaching control within New York City, their influence—and membership—have been buffeted since the 1980s by corporate takeovers and prosecutions, according to experts.
—Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Brom Hoban, Austin American Statesman, 15 Feb. 2026
All rights reserved From repayment, to collections, to loan forgiveness, student loans have been buffeted by major changes during the last year.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Earth is currently being buffeted by a high-speed solar wind stream from a colossal coronal hole on the sun.
—Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The bankruptcy is another reminder of the stark challenges for a retail industry that’s been buffeted by changing consumer tastes and macroeconomic turbulence.
—Brian Womack, Dallas Morning News, 14 Jan. 2026
By the way, his department in Utah had been buffeted by scandal, including a cop searching for nudes on a female victim’s phone.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Dec. 2025
But reductions were 24% higher than a year ago and the highest since the COVID-19 pandemic – another sign of a volatile job market buffeted with economic challenges from slowing demand to tariff uncertainties.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
The upper Plains is also expected to be buffeted by strong winds gusting up to 50mph at time.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
Advertisement Though the families once wielded far-reaching control within New York City, their influence—and membership—have been buffeted since the 1980s by corporate takeovers and prosecutions, according to experts.
—Time, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffeted
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The group of 11 skiers and four guides was returning from a three-day backcountry ski trip during a winter storm that dumped up to 7 feet of snow and lashed the mountains with 60 mph winds.—
Matt Gutman,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Clinton, instead of delivering the usual liberal-candidate-seeks-Black-votes hominy, lashed out at her words.—
Johanna Neuman,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Like a medieval castle, where lords slept, blacksmiths pounded, soldiers trained, mummers mummed, and farmers sold their produce, the 21st century armory will be a mixed-use project in the truest sense.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Court documents say when the officers tried to leave, Catlett pounded on the hood and kicked the side door of their car.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Though his injuries were severe, the sailors watched in wonder as the cat determinedly licked his wounds, then got back to work destroying the rats threatening the ship’s food stores.—
Anne Ewbank,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Ghadimi licked her lips over and over.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Surging prices for food and fuel over the previous year had battered Japanese households already pressed by stagnant wages and low pensions.—
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
15 Feb. 2026
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The goal, supervisors say, is to generate $1 billion per year to backfill the dwindling budgets of local hospitals and clinics battered by federal funding cuts.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Pierce died after being whipped with a belt and being forced to stand in a cold shower, authorities said.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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Winds whipped and livestock fled as first responders tried to quell the intense flames, another video showed.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Levi Rolles, who attended multiple protests at ICE's facility in Broadview, Illinois, was pelted with projectiles.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Employees pelted Martin with questions.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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Cooper went up for a fast-break dunk and Jamerson knocked him to the floor.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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In his complaint, Rodriguez alleges the punch from Garcia knocked him unconscious.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
18 Feb. 2026
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Until Friday, the only television advertising on Paxton’s behalf in Texas, according to the ad-tracking service AdImpact, was a spot that attacked Hunt, a two-term House member from the Houston area.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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In that non-fatal case, Homeland Security claims three undocumented men attacked a federal agent with a snow shovel and a broom, and that fearing for his life, the agent shot one of the men in the leg.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Buffeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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