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Recent Examples of buoy
Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
For Kahan, the concept of forever is both balm and devastation, buoy and riptide.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Fiscal stimulus helped to buoy spending in the first quarter.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
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Noun
After realizing their predicament, the couple was forced to swim to a buoy about a mile from shore.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
For Kahan, the concept of forever is both balm and devastation, buoy and riptide.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Verb
Meanwhile, Tehran has pressed for commitments on lifting sanctions and unfreezing assets that could buoy its struggling economy.
—Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 25 May 2026
Fiscal stimulus helped to buoy spending in the first quarter.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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QuantCube’s indicator measures the volume of deadweight tonnage leaving Iraqi and UAE ports, which provides an estimate of the cargo weight the ships are carrying.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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While no clinical measles cases have been confirmed in the county, Merced County health officials said, wastewater monitoring can serve as an early indicator.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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All closures were lifted about five hours after they were put in place.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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While a 100kW motor is far too small to lift a commercial airliner, the Strathclyde team views this success as the definitive proof of concept.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
Verb
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Establish and enforce basic pool and water safety rules, such as never swimming without an adult present.—
Chaunie Brusie,
Parents,
6 June 2026
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Kids will be wowed by the sharks swimming over their heads.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
Noun
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Silence from the crowd and cheers from his teammates were Staal’s signal that the puck crossed the line.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Misplacing everyday items or buying duplicates signals a need to declutter and organize.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Instead, Altman appeared jittery at first but steeled his nerves rather quickly.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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If nerves rise, steel your voice and lead with the headline, since plain language travels farther than frills.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The music floats into the night, mingling with the scent of the food trucks still serving here and there.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
7 June 2026
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One child left the float while in shallow water and walked back to shore, but the other continued floating deeper into the reservoir, agency officials said in the release.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
Noun
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Jacobs continued trailing the elk—looking for signs of browse and prints and always listening for the faintest sound—for the next four days and forty miles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Others threw glass objects at people and ripped bus signs and trees out of the ground.—
Mark Morales,
CNN Money,
10 June 2026
Verb
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Yet there Knicks fans were, in droves, cheering their team on in their first NBA Finals appearance in a quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 June 2026
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But there is no doubt that the NAACP is right about the contradiction of people cheering the exploits of Black athletes at college programs while also cheering the diminishing of Black political representation.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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