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Recent Examples of buoy
Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 24 Jan. 2026
The Center for Coastal Studies said a Plymouth, Massachusetts resident who was watching whales through a spotting scope on Saturday alerted them that a whale was dragging a buoy.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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
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Noun
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
The Center for Coastal Studies said a Plymouth, Massachusetts resident who was watching whales through a spotting scope on Saturday alerted them that a whale was dragging a buoy.
—Neal Riley, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoy
Noun
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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
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Shortness of breath is another important indicator.—
Jennifer Shanker,
Flow Space,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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Several profit reports from companies helped to lift stocks Wednesday.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The lagoon-life is out of this world, and swimming with sharks is one of the highlights of my trip (slash my entire life).—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2026
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When the two swimmers clashed again in the 500 freestyle, defending champion of the event Farlow swam out to a near three-second lead at one point.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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Shoulders sagging, Charleigh set the wooden spoon down, steeling herself.—
Lizz Schumer,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
Verb
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After two timeouts, Dent took the inbound on the left side of the court and drove the length of the floor before floating underneath 7-foot-2 Illinois center Zvonimir Ivisic to hit the game-winning layup.—
Sean Campbell,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Rainbow Springs State Park’s sapphire-blue waters well up from the earth with startling clarity, a living force that has drawn people here for thousands of years—from the Timucua who once gathered along its banks to modern-day visitors floating quietly above the headsprings.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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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
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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 24 Feb. 2026.
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