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Recent Examples of buoy
Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Three of these buoys, installed in May 2023, were recently detected by South Korea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Mostly my relationship with writers has been positive, buoyed by reciprocal gratitude, but the least experienced writers can take fact checking as an attack, and the relationship sours.
—Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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Noun
The military, for example, uses data produced by thousands of buoys deployed and tracked by NOAA — called the Argo Float Network — that are considered the gold standard in ocean monitoring.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025
Three of these buoys, installed in May 2023, were recently detected by South Korea.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Verb
Port operator International Container Terminal Services, controlled by billionaire Enrique Razon Jr., made its debut at No. 1,702, buoyed by a 15% uptick in sales to $2.9 billion and a 54% jump in net profit to $830 million.
—Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Mostly my relationship with writers has been positive, buoyed by reciprocal gratitude, but the least experienced writers can take fact checking as an attack, and the relationship sours.
—Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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Determine Why Volunteers Disengage Looking at the volunteer retention rate is a great indicator of engagement.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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An increase in marriages is a strong indicator of a forthcoming rise in births, as childbirth outside of wedlock is uncommon in South Korea.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Sealing your grout is a great way to prevent further staining and using a steam cleaner can help to lift the stains.—
Ashlyn Needham,
Southern Living,
28 June 2025
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The Trump administration has lifted a freeze on federal funds for HIV prevention and surveillance programs, officials said, following an outcry from HIV prevention organizations, health experts and Democrats in Congress.—
Susanne Rust,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
Verb
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That's where sharks prey naturally, and humans swimming there could get caught in the mix.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
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Before the beach was reopened for swimming on Thursday, park police and staff again used drones to identify marine life in the area while lifeguards patrolled from the shore and by watercraft, according to the statement.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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Suspect found dead Police used cellphone data to trace the location of the shooter, identifying a cell signal at around 3:15 p.m. that had not moved for some time, Norris said at the evening conference.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
1 July 2025
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There’s also a Transparency Mode that keeps users aware of their surroundings by blending external sounds with the audio signal.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Because the World Cup will be played in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, those countries have been spared an arduous qualifying competition — tense games that would have steeled them for the tournament ahead.—
Kevin Baxter,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2025
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The founders of Chime trudged into Amino Capital's bare-bones office early one Saturday morning in the summer of 2013, steeling themselves for disappointment.—
Stephen Pastis,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The president floated backing a primary challenger to the North Carolina GOP senator on Saturday after Tillis voted against advancing Trump’s tax and spending cuts bill, which is loaded up with steeper cuts to Medicaid than the House’s version.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
29 June 2025
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Steve Mnuchin, Trump’s treasury secretary during his first term in office, also floated the idea of purchasing the app with a group of billionaire investors when the ban was first passed.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Moon sign planting dates Above-ground crops: 1, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 27, 28, 31 Below-ground crops: 14, 15, 18, 19, 22, 23 Control weeds: 11, 12, 13, 20, 21 Prune trees and shrubs: 7, 8, 16, 17, 24, 25, 26 3.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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If not, that might be a good sign a buyout isn’t for you.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
Verb
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Both Rhodes and Randy were cheered wildly during their entrances.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Investors cheered the optimism that the worst may be behind Nike.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
27 June 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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