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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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Trump has had amazing survival instincts through his tumultuous 15 months in office during his second term, despite a battering from a Democrat-friendly media and ongoing protests by citizens irate with his leadership.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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Her onstage persona is reminiscent of a battering ram — plainspoken, combative, and staccato.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Viewers shared videos showing intense rain and wind pounding the neighborhood as outdoor furniture was sent flying.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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There's been no country that's ever taken a pounding like that.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Alpha’s swift rollout across the country comes as educators weigh the integration of AI in the classroom, a shift that has brought turbulence for some students and teachers.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Apr. 2026
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Amid global turbulence and the rise of AI, this creates a palpable tension.—
Ana Paula Assis,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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After lashing out at Morgan for suggesting that Lucia was a suspect, Karadec shows up at Morgan’s front door to apologize, leading to a tearful heart-to-heart between the partners.—
Max Gao,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2026
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The president of a labor union representing Transportation Security Administration employees is lashing out at lawmakers, telling them not to leave Washington, DC, for Easter recess before passing a deal to pay its agents amid the ongoing partial government shutdown.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The hair-whipping, chest-thumping church founder uprooted her polarizing sect from Manchester, England, to Manhattan before fleeing farther still into the countryside.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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In 1918, then-owner Philip Guichet invented the Grasshopper cocktail, incorporating white and green crème de menthe, white and dark crème de cacao, heavy whipping cream and brandy.—
Stephanie Gallman Jordan,
Southern Living,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Both have walked away from battles licking their wounds.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Five caribou stood licking at the stain.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But because this is a derby, we’re supposed to believe this latest thrashing is a statement.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Death on the battlefield being a walk in the park next to a thrashing in a smithy by his savage blacksmith father.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The fourth-largest barrier reef in the world, Anegada's Horseshoe Reef draws beginner snorkelers and dedicated divers to colorful corals hiding sublime marine life.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Apr. 2026
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This is a pipeline-optionality story hiding inside a cash-flow machine.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Buffeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeting. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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