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buoy

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of buoy
Noun
Others dive the Vandenberg, a massive former military ship turned artificial reef now draped in coral and schooling fish, or swing by the Southernmost Point for a photo with the iconic buoy. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026 But marine biologist Barbara Block, whose lab oversees the tracking project, noted that Lovers Point is outside the range of that buoy. Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
Verb
In recent years, auction houses have expanded their categories as luxury goods and collectibles have helped buoy their sales. Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 27 Jan. 2026 Four surgeries, four organizations and seven years later, Adam returned to buoy the bullpen heading into the 2024 postseason. Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for buoy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
  • That was the third-highest mark in Major League Baseball, trailing only the Yankees and the Dodgers, and every indicator suggests that number will go up on the 2025 books.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Shortness of breath is another important indicator.
    Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Takaichi has pledged to revise security and defense policies by December to bolster Japan's military capabilities, lifting a ban on lethal weapons exports and moving further away from postwar pacifist principles.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Several profit reports from companies helped to lift stocks Wednesday.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For every young punk whose pedigree makes chasing mainstream attention feel a little like, say, nakedly swimming after a dollar on a fishing hook, there was someone else who saw it as an opportunity to escape their hometown and never look back.
    Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 14 Feb. 2026
  • One swam under her boat and popped its head up right next to her.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • But with all that extra information comes errors, and error-correcting a quantum qubit—weeding out the noise to find the signal—is a challenge in itself.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • In Jaws, the ocean’s crash, the buoy’s bell and John Williams’ score signal danger as clearly as the shark itself all while keeping dialogue clean and intelligible amid environmental chaos.
    Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 17 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
  • As always, my rig was a Reilly's Rod Crafters 3-weight Kildare rod and a Sage reel spooled with 3-weight Rio floating line.
    Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Proposals being floated by DFL senators and representatives include a bill to give Minnesotans more power to sue federal agents for constitutional violations, a local ban on masks for federal agents, and protections against immigration enforcement in locations like schools, hospitals and day cares.
    Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Stay vigilant by monitoring the sky for ominous signs and listening for the telltale sound of thunder.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • It's all told from the vantage point of a woman trying to make sense of her life in the face of devastation, sometimes grasping for signs that only hindsight can uncover.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Senior royals, usually greeted by cheering crowds, have in recent years faced occasional heckles from members of the public relating to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
    NBC News, NBC news, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Others cheered from the darkness as the timber frame collapsed.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026

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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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