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Recent Examples of buffeting
Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Under van Raemdonck, Neiman Marcus did well protecting its market share from the headwinds buffeting luxury department stores.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Performances haven’t been ideal, but results are coming, and after the buffeting chaos of the early months of this season, that’s the best Forest can realistically hope for.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Toy companies and trinket manufacturers were buffeting kids with ads, and children were pestering their parents for gifts.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
Other, more recent macro headwinds, are buffeting the entire retail sector.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Such an outcome might seem improbable, given historical trends and the political headwinds buffeting the White House.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
So even though there’s buffeting, even though there’s loud voices raised, left, right, and center, trans people exist.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
Under van Raemdonck, Neiman Marcus did well protecting its market share from the headwinds buffeting luxury department stores.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026
Performances haven’t been ideal, but results are coming, and after the buffeting chaos of the early months of this season, that’s the best Forest can realistically hope for.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025
Toy companies and trinket manufacturers were buffeting kids with ads, and children were pestering their parents for gifts.
—Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025
Other, more recent macro headwinds, are buffeting the entire retail sector.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Such an outcome might seem improbable, given historical trends and the political headwinds buffeting the White House.
—David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffeting
Noun
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Or, they can be transformed by techniques such as stir-frying or tempura-battering.—
Riley Wofford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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Certainly, accountability in the courts can follow, but paper copies of the Fourth Amendment don’t stop a battering ram — law enforcement officers’ adhering to the constitutional limits of their authority does.—
Washington Post,
Washington Post,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Dozens of flights between the East Coast and Los Angeles International Airport were cancelled Monday morning due to the blizzard that is pounding a large swath of the nation’s Eastern Seaboard.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
23 Feb. 2026
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In the meantime, Sarandos has been pounding the drum of more Paramount pain to come.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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For the key gas turbine component, the company leveraged its fluid machinery design expertise alongside three-dimensional turbulence numerical simulation to analyse the internal flow fields of the compressor and turbine, Cars News China reported .—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Feb. 2026
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Stocks dropped on Friday after the latest producer price index data came in much hotter than expected, adding sticky inflation to a list of concerns that has caused market turbulence this month.—
Sean Conlon,Pia Singh,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In recent days, the president has remained defiant on the issue, lashing out at the justices for delivering a legal setback on his tariffs, and looking to impose new global tariffs in a different way.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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This could be because the leader themselves is emotionally reactive and people are just parroting what is modeled, or because there are no ground rules for conversations and no consequences given for lashing out.—
Blair Glaser,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the help of heavy whipping cream and parmesan, fresh corn turns into a delicious, creamy pasta sauce for this dinnertime recipe.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Son disappeared from public view, licking his wounds while also plotting his comeback.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
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Messi’s complaints were wafer-thin after a 3-0 licking by LAFC, but that didn’t stop him from venting hard in this video captured by a Mexican journalist after the final whistle.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Stevenson played his best game in the Pats’ regular-season finale, a 38-10 thrashing of Miami.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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And, the 56-22 CFP semifinal Peach Bowl thrashing of Oregon began with Ponds’ interception return for a touchdown on the first play from scrimmage.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
19 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The 24-inch Timeless Hardside Spinner by Jessica Simpson is hiding in the clearance section for just $38.—
Julia Morlino,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Feb. 2026
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Earlier in 2024, customs agents found Dali hiding in a bathroom in a secure area of the Miami International Airport, prosecutors said.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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