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adjective

as in buoyant

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verb

past tense of buoy
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as in lifted

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as in floated

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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
  1. buoyant
  2. lifted
  3. floated
  4. jubilant
  5. cheered
  6. hovered
  7. joyous
  8. emboldened
Adjective
  • On its face, the economy looks to be in good shape with low unemployment, steady spending and a buoyant stock market.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • That same market activity of buoyant investors seemed to power JPMorgan and Goldman’s blowout quarterly results because exuberance often translates into revenue lines for those big banks.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Definition of buoyant
Verb
  • The value of Iran’s oil revenue in dollars peaked by one-and-a-half times from April through July compared to the same period last year, according to Iranian media, after the US temporarily lifted crippling sanctions.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
  • That led to most Canadian provinces banning the sale of American booze as of March 2025 (only Alberta and Saskatchewan have lifted their bans).
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 23 July 2026
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • However, Newcastle have been looking at alternatives, and Parma’s Zion Suzuki, the 23-year-old Japan international, has featured during internal discussions, while Brighton’s 25-year-old goalkeeper Carl Rushworth has also been floated.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The team floated the idea to Nestlé’s global KitKat brand group, then gave its agency partner, VML, 24 hours to return with a concept.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of floated
Adjective
  • When it was all done, Messi and his jubilant teammates jumped up and down and sang their lungs out along with their passionate fans, who far outnumbered English fans at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The footage shows the four royals intently following the final moments of the match and then bursting into a jubilant round of applause at the final whistle, hugging one another to celebrate the achievement of the team.
    — Stefania Conrieri, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026
Definition of jubilant
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  • Locals cheered alongside international fans for their teams at sports bars, parades through city streets and, of course, World Cup matches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • About the same number of people cheered, telling the truth this time.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of cheered
Verb
  • His long-term future surely hovered as another complicating factor.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Somewhere in the heated mist hovered the howls of Albert Ayler and the clarion call of his brother Donald’s trumpet, followed by the Ornette Coleman Quartet, saluting him with joyous cacophony.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026
Definition of hovered
Adjective
  • Rodri, the Spanish captain and lynchpin, winner of the Golden Ball as best player in the tournament, placed both hands on his head, in joyous disbelief.
    — Sean Gregory, Time, 20 July 2026
  • Unfortunately, no one passed Bieber the memo about the joyous vibe that the World Cup halftime show was hoping to cultivate.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • The past month might well have emboldened the expansionist view.
    — Colin Millar, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • The duo’s two-decade relationship emboldened him to take a leap of faith on himself.
    — Emma Urdangen, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
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