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Recent Examples of buoy
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
But the other part of this equation is the sonic buoy, which WBZ reported on last year.
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Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Don’t buoy them with your body.
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Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Noun
This movement compresses and expands an air chamber at the top of the buoy, like a piston.
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New Atlas,
19 May 2026
But the other part of this equation is the sonic buoy, which WBZ reported on last year.
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Jacob Wycoff,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
Why should state workers buoy downtown businesses?
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
Don’t buoy them with your body.
—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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Also, an indicator of sorts for where their flirtationship is headed.
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Another great indicator of a ripe melon is a golden color.
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The evacuation order for Zone DUN-009-A was lifted, while Zone DUN-009-B remained under a mandatory evacuation order, according to the Genasys Protect service.
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Consider rearranging a corner of your home, because practical changes can lift your mood and productivity.
Verb
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Authorities have warned people to take extra care when swimming in unsupervised areas, such as rivers or lakes, following the deaths of around 40 people in France over the past week.
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Dong also unsuccessfully tried to swim to a Taiwanese island.
Noun
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Swollen or tender nodes at the neck, armpits or groin signal that the body’s filtration sites are overloaded or actively fighting something, per Cleveland Clinic.
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The website tracks only vessels with active transponders, meaning additional ships may have crossed with their signals switched off.
Verb
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Publishers are stacking the deck for the fall, when a glut of books are sent into the world steeled for holiday gifting.
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Boeing’s loss steeled its resolve and freed up engineers to work on the biggest airplane ever built for commercial service.
Verb
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The usual carousel of famous people making the podcast rounds — Kamala Harris on Call Her Daddy, Tyrese on Joe Budden, the endless stream of tiny heads floating in front of screenshots of articles — is interrupted by something startlingly familiar.
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The nucleus disassembles, letting these crucial genetic instructions float free in the cell’s soupy interior.
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The housing bill, formally called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, can still become law if Trump neither signs it nor vetoes it in 10 days, excluding Sundays.
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There are signs all around Preston Hollow opposing the project.
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In the press box, members of the Ecuadorian media cheered.
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Her family proudly captured the moment at graduation the next week, as her classmates laughed and cheered along, based on footage shared with the AJC.
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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