as in vigorousness
the ability to remain strong and joyful despite challenges
Never ones to be discouraged by a few setbacks, they woke up every morning with a renewed buoyancy to move forward.
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Recent Examples of buoyancy
What to know about 'lighter-than-air' ships A lighter-than-air aircraft is any aircraft that uses gas that is less dense than air to generate buoyancy, Leishman said.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Vaquitas continued to be caught and unintentionally killed when fishers used these nets to target totoaba fish for their swim bladder—the part of a fish that regulates buoyancy—for sale in Chinese black markets.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump has suggested buoyancy in the market (owing to analysts partially banking on the idea that tariffs won’t go ahead) is justification in itself to push ahead with the plans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Pulling together these numbers is a task more important than ever in an industry in desperate need of some buoyancy, according to Wardle.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Vaquitas continued to be caught and unintentionally killed when fishers used these nets to target totoaba fish for their swim bladder—the part of a fish that regulates buoyancy—for sale in Chinese black markets.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump has suggested buoyancy in the market (owing to analysts partially banking on the idea that tariffs won’t go ahead) is justification in itself to push ahead with the plans.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
Pulling together these numbers is a task more important than ever in an industry in desperate need of some buoyancy, according to Wardle.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyancy
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Because confinement of the plasma in a stellarator is driven solely by the external magnets, modifying the shape and strength of the fields has a major impact on performance.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Jan. 2026
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Celebrini’s assist on Regenda’s goal gives him 71 points, including 50 even-strength points, in 46 games this season.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Pre-festival enthusiasm sagged compared to the inaugural year.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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More energy and enthusiasm There were too many times in the first few months of the season when this team looked lethargic.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The vibe was more subdued than the tribal exuberance at the first Raw Wine fair in London in 2012.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Jan. 2026
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When informed of those results, close friends Carter and Figueroa-Ray responded with the exuberance of two teens who had just finished a 12-ounce triple berry Bubbl’r.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Jan. 2026
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Alongside the proteins, the crunch of the egg roll and springiness of the noodles made the bowl texturally playful.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
27 Nov. 2025
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The pleasures of chewy textures are on better display in a shallow bowl of trofie, teeny-tiny handmade pasta twists cooked to a lovely springiness.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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His eagerness to move the ball forward out of the back could play into Marsch’s aggressive style down the road.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Industry associations have expressed their eagerness to collaborate with involved entities to move the conversation forward and eventually pass a bill.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Using fabric adds movement, liveliness, and drama to a room in a more advanced way than paint can.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Jan. 2026
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Some of these treats date as far back as the 1700s, while others were developed during the penny-pinching of the Great Depression or the liveliness of the 1950s.—
Mack Swenson,
Southern Living,
4 Dec. 2025
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Since its opening, the hotel has infused a fresh vitality in the town.—
Madeline Weinfield,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2026
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Phased retirement has proven to help older workers maintain vitality and reduce fatigue.—
Mary Moreland,
Fortune,
31 Dec. 2025
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Fake Plants Sure, live plants add vibrancy and life to a space, but faux plants (no matter how small or convincing) often just add plastic and dust.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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From the perspective of vocal downtown residents, a larger neighborhood population is exactly what the double-decker downtown needs to bring vibrancy to both levels.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Buoyancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyancy. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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