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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
Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026
This has already been the most expensive Senate primary in history, and another $100 million could be spent on top of the nearly $100 million that was already spent on just the Republican side, mostly to buoy Cornyn.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 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
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
This has already been the most expensive Senate primary in history, and another $100 million could be spent on top of the nearly $100 million that was already spent on just the Republican side, mostly to buoy Cornyn.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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To get a more accurate genetic indicator of cancer risk, my mother encouraged me to get my DNA tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation.—
Zachary Bernstein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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With its large display, single-button operation and three-color LED air quality indicator, this monitor offers a simple way to take a look at what irritants may be floating around you.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Security officials confirmed the base is safe and the lockdown has been lifted.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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In interviews with Reuters and The Associated Press, Steiner said that without congressional action to lift the agency’s $15 billion statutory debt limit, USPS could struggle to pay vendors or employees by February 2027.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 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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These signals are public, so anyone with a relatively cheap receiver and a little bit of know-how can decode the signals to display a plane’s locations digitally.—
Graham Rapier,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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South Windsor police have charged Rodriguez with evading responsibility, disobeying the signal of an officer, reckless driving, engaging police in pursuit and improper use of a marker, license or registration.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
17 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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New beginnings are possible under today’s energetic New Moon in your sign.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Dubai, a major transit hub for international travel, briefly shut its airspace, the second disruption to flights in the city in as many days as the war showed no signs of abating.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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After the final whistle is blown on the games, be sure to celebrate, or cheer yourself up, at one of these areas in downtown Oklahoma City.—
Josh Kelly,
Oklahoman,
19 Mar. 2026
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Early in the second quarter, James gave the fans even more to cheer about, catching a high lob pass from Marcus Smart and throwing down a one-handed dunk to oohs and aahs.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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