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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of buoyed
Adjective
But Democrats did not view it as a good faith effort, and, feeling buoyed about their chances in the midterms, said Bondi further damaged her credibility with a party hoping to take the majority. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026 The online hype faded but the stock stayed relatively buoyed. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025 Marsch will likely come away from this game feeling more buoyed than ever about Tani Oluwaseyi – who did not appear until the 78th minute – as the right forward to play beside Jonathan David. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
Adjective
  • The waterproof, buoyant outfits maintain body temperature for six hours, manufacturers say, even when temperatures are as low as -20 C (-4 F).
    Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Though the show’s structure is rather run-of-the-mill despite some very bizarre crimes, the characters keep this series buoyant.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Pirovano's 100 race points lifted her atop the downhill standings, 36 ahead of Vonn who was pursuing a remarkable ninth career season-long downhill title at age 41.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • More than 300 hopefuls all stretched, leaped, and lifted during the open tryouts inside Merritt Clubs Downtown Athletic Club— hoping to make the cut.
    Janay Reece, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Muschamp floated around to two different units during the viewing period, which mostly included individual drills for position groups.
    David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Funding-wise, Giannoulias, who has been floated as a potential 2027 Chicago mayoral contender, had more than $6 million in his campaign coffers at the end of 2025, according to the Illinois State Board of Elections.
    Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • In the jubilant Dodger dugout, Roberts held his hands to the side of his head, as if keeping his brains from exploding.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • San Diego State coach Brian Dutcher sat on the visitor’s bench at The Pit on Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque, watching jubilant New Mexico fans file out of the famed arena following an 81-76 Lobos victory that was his team’s third conference loss in the last four games.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In the capital Kathmandu, supporters cheered and chanted slogans in favor of their candidates.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Inside, fans cheered from the very first pitch.
    CBS News, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prices have wavered since then, and gold’s value hovered below $5,200 an ounce on March 6.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 8 Mar. 2026
  • In 2025, the number of mobile connections hovered around 200 million for a population of 237 million people.
    Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The willful Sun teams up with joyous Jupiter to energize your domestic zone and your intimidating 8th house.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
  • John is a joyous and charismatic showman.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Ironically, that war emboldened Iran, as the vicious Iraqi strongman was a regional counterbalance to the vicious mullahs.
    Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Pakistani Taliban are a separate group but allied with the Afghan Taliban and since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, the TTP has become emboldened and escalated its attacks in Pakistan.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 Mar. 2026

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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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