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buoy

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verb

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Recent Examples of buoy
Noun
Before leaving the whale, who is still partically entangled in fish gear, the resonders added a telemetry buoy to the remaining gear, this will allow conservation experts to keep track of the whale and continue rescue efforts. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 Can’t wait to hear how these new kids on the block buoy the book vibes into 2026. Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
Verb
This could help to buoy these firms, which have been seeking to gain legitimacy outside of China and find global scale to compete with the likes of the big three suppliers. Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026 After falling down the rabbit hole of addiction, toxic relationships, and self-sabotage to mask the pain of her upbringing, Lidia tries to buoy herself to safety by trying to uncover her voice and find healing through the act of writing. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buoy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
  • Maybe that’s the greatest indicator of how bad the fractures are between fans and media.
    Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Democrat Taylor Rehmet’s defeat of Republican Leigh Wambsganss in the longtime GOP district has garnered national attention, as some look to the race as an indicator of what could be to come in the November midterm elections.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI is reportedly eyeing a valuation at over $800 billion, and Google parent Alphabet has seen its stock soar over 60% in the past year, lifting its market cap to $4 trillion.
    Jordan Novet, CNBC, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The couple who followed them—two shirtless men, around the same height, alternately lifting each other up and rolling over each other with playful, affectionate aggression—struck me as equally political, suggesting not just what was banned but what was possible.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Miranda and two of the passengers, who have not been publicly identified, were able to swim to the bank and climb out.
    Susan Young, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Steve gathers with a number of us who swim in Coney Island about twice a week.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Forecast models show those same signals developing again, suggesting Ohio’s winter may linger longer than usual despite Buckeye Chuck not seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day.
    Brandi D. Addison, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Smartphones also transmit location signals, device identifiers, advertising IDs, usage patterns and app behavior data.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And this game plan demands his best work, steeling Jarrett Stidham for the biggest challenge of his career, or any career for that matter.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Shoulders sagging, Charleigh set the wooden spoon down, steeling herself.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The resulting images of floating cameras, canisters, and film boxes push the idea of spirit photography to a conceptual (and rather comic) extreme.
    Shannon Taggart, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Beyond calling for reskilling workers displaced by AI, Stockwood has previously floated the idea of tech companies being taxed in order to fund universal basic income payments.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 1 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • There were no clear signs of things getting better, either, and with all the teams beneath and around them in the table improving, there was little choice but to make a change in the dugout.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In a sign of confidence that an attack may be off the cards for now, oil prices fell and Gulf stock prices rose.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Everybody is rooting for you guys and everybody's cheering for you.
    MICHELLE L. PRICE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • In Oklahoma City, after several protests and a packed city council meeting, a company that had planned to sell its warehouse to ICE backed out of the deal – a move cheered by Republican Mayor David Holt.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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