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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
Adjective
  • Dinner is very spiky and buoyant.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Fresh from a family vacation in Europe, the tall and athletic Langley is cheery, almost buoyant.
    Thomas Brewster, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The spot welcomes long time fans who cheered for Packer greats such as Bart Starr, Sterling Sharpe, Donald Driver, Reggie White, Charles Woodson, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers or Davante Adams.
    Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Her brother, Chris Candy, adds fans of their father cheered a working class hero that stayed true to himself in Hollywood.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Over objections from the ordinance's co-sponsors, however, the committee passed an amendment — floated by Councilman Khalil Batshon — that would retain a licensing requirement for accessory overnight shelters run by religious institutions.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Pioneer Press has also reached out to the Libertyville school districts as an unverified current town name being floated by claimants.
    Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Attorney General Tim Griffin, whose office defended the state and the Racing Commission members, was jubilant over the ruling.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The mood at the auction house was jubilant.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The country’s Home Affairs Minister resigned, and the government lifted the social-media ban the day after.
    Chad de Guzman, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The mass protests started in response to the ban—which was lifted on Tuesday, September 9—but have since broadened into an expression of dissatisfaction with the country's political leadership and alleged corruption.
    Robert Birsel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Spot gold hovered around $3,500 after surpassing that level earlier in the session for the first time ever.
    Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Going further back, a sun disk hovered over the ancient Egyptian god Ra, and in Eastern religions a nimbus halo appeared over the Buddha and the Hindu deities.
    Lizz Schumer, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • If the defense can do enough to push the Bills into the Super Bowl, no fan base would deserve that joyous moment more than Buffalo’s.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Jackman’s film is a joyous testament to independence, creativity, and the enduring necessity of stories.
    Leila Latif, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And Russia, already emboldened, will see the gap between rhetoric and capability as permanent.
    Brett Erickson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Repressive regimes are emboldened.
    Jason Carter, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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