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Recent Examples of buoy
Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The male has binoculars scanning the sea, while the female guard is in action, as if jumping off of a tower, fins and buoy in hand.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The president believes in a weaker dollar and looser monetary conditions to buoy business investment and support both foreign and domestic expenditure.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The buoy barrier is being installed upriver of the Veterans International Bridge in a rural stretch of borderland marked by farms and ranches.
—Lauren Villagran, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The male has binoculars scanning the sea, while the female guard is in action, as if jumping off of a tower, fins and buoy in hand.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
That bond helped buoy Stevenson through hard days, which peaked with the return of a fumbling problem that dogged him last year.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
The president believes in a weaker dollar and looser monetary conditions to buoy business investment and support both foreign and domestic expenditure.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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An early indicator has been the long-term revival of the Liberal Party and now successor Liberal Democrats, along with the Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties, which began in the 1960s.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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Some recent economic indicators have pointed to a pickup in growth in the early part of 2026.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The aircraft, developed by Hermeus, lifted off from Spaceport America on March 2, 2026.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Maryland's alcohol sale laws Some business owners in Maryland have argued that lifting the ban on beer and wine sales in grocery stores would hurt craft distillers and would cause smaller retailers to have to compete with convenience stores and larger chains.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Sharks, whales, rays, turtles, dolphins, and even the rare dugong (a manatee-like creature) swim these stunning seas alongside hundreds of species of fish.—
Melanie van Zyl,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Mar. 2026
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For fish tables, players aim to shoot different fish types swimming across the screen using a virtual cannon or gun.—
Scott Butler,
Florida Times-Union,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mecklenburg County Republican Party Chair Kyle Kirby said Whatley’s decisive primary win and choice to hold his election night event in Charlotte signal where Republicans plan to focus the race ahead.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lo and behold, the signal for the mock galaxy was just as strong as the signal for CDG-2 was, even when the globular clusters were masked completely away.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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So, once again, steel yourself.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
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Charlotte was another jump, but by then, he was steeled for struggles.—
Henry Bushnell,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The 80-foot-long grinning behemoth floating in a roadside pond was built as an anniversary gift for the owner’s whale-loving wife.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The procession featured drums, dancing and floats celebrating the vibrancy of the Chinese American community in the oldest celebration of its kind outside Asia and one of the largest.—
Jane Tyska,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Some doctors worry that this could be a sign that HHS plans to dismantle the longtime group altogether, similar to how other federal advisory groups have been restructured.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Years later, their affection toward one another showed no signs of cooling off.—
Adam Robb,
Curbed,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Environmental groups who have sought to protect endangered beluga whales and other species in the area cheered the development.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Players from both teams surrounded Vega, who stands about 5-foot-4 and slightly more than 120 pounds, to cheer for the LBJ senior.—
Rick Cantu,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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