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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
Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Regardless, for some of the field, these closing games can buoy or sink an NCAA Tournament bid.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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
The Aviation Funding Stability Act would allow the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to tap into an alternative funding source called the Airway and Airport Trust Fund to buoy aviation operations during government shutdowns.
—Jackson Shedelbower, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Regardless, for some of the field, these closing games can buoy or sink an NCAA Tournament bid.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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Special elections often draw outsize attention as early indicators of voter sentiment, though turnout is typically lower than in general elections.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Mar. 2026
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More than 50% of those vehicles would not be allowed to register in Maryland because of indicators on their record and nearly all were out of compliance with Virginia safety inspections.—
Tara Lynch,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The storm lifted the roof of a boathouse and damaged a dock, garage, and fence.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Major oil exporters outside of the Middle East have been lifted by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with some looking to position themselves as reliable suppliers in a world desperate for energy.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By swimming among them day after day.—
BRADY DENNIS THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
22 Mar. 2026
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The sentences swim and skim like surface bugs.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Markets are struggling for direction as investors weigh ever-shifting signals from the Iran conflict.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Guitars, however, were recorded at home directly into a computer, trimmed with digital shears, and then sent to Nagafuchi, who ran the audio signal through Landowner’s personal amplifiers in his studio and mic’d up the room.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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In the final clip, Chani steels herself and runs toward an invisible adversary.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2026
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So, once again, steel yourself.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Under Grier’s leadership, researchers Mia Morrell and Leela Elliot made a new version of a time crystal where tiny crystals made from styrofoam beads floated on a cushion of sound and can be displaced using sound waves.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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In real life, floating happens in water.—
Souvankham Thammavongsa,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Interestingly, the wristband could accurately predict a wide array of hand positions, from 26 letters of complex American Sign Language signs to the subtle grips required for holding scissors, a tennis ball, or a pencil.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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The changes at the intersection will mean the addition of two signs that will have flashing lights triggered by people or traffic at the crossing roads.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
Verb
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By the time the final seconds ticked off the clock, many Houston fans had cleared out and the Illinois supporters stood and cheered as their team celebrated.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The arena clapped and cheered for their new archbishop.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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