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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy

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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
  • Newborn sperm whales are negatively buoyant, making this post-birth support crucial to the calf’s survival.
    Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Whatever its ingredients, magma is naturally buoyant.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Teammates encouraged her and one even lifted her chin, but the damage was done.
    David Brandt, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Minutes later, Malenstyn got to the front and lifted home a rebound.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Mediators have floated the idea that perhaps access to the Strait of Hormuz and the elimination of Iran's uranium stockpile could be fully resolved after a ceasefire is reached.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Knies opened the scoring after Edmundson hand-delivered the puck to Max Domi, who zoomed ahead and floated a saucer pass to Knies for a snipe from between the circles.
    Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • While state media showed images of jubilant crowds waving flags in the streets, Parvaz says that for many, the ceasefire signals the end of any hope of real regime change.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Then, the jubilant husband and wife made their way down the aisle, surrounded by a mountain of white florals.
    Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Cora even relayed a story about how former Red Sox captain and current game planning and run prevention coach Jason Varitek got boo’ed by fans after having a tough time catching Tim Wakefield only to be cheered later in the game for hitting a home run.
    Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
  • The handful still alive cheered this next generation’s grand adventure as the Space Launch System rocket thundered into the early evening sky, a nearly full moon beckoning some 248,000 miles (400,000 kilometers) away.
    Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • About half of the oil from Deepwater Horizon accumulated in a soupy plume that hovered at a depth of around eleven hundred metres.
    Jeffrey Marlow, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The temperature hovered in the 30s.
    Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Finances and fun tug at each other as the dynamic Sun energizes your 2nd House of Budgeting and squares joyous Jupiter in your 5th House of Indulgence.
    Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The event marks a joyous turnaround for the eagles, who lost a first clutch in late January.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • With that pressure valve opened and paychecks flowing by Monday, Johnson felt emboldened to reject the deal.
    Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • But walking away would leave US Gulf allies exposed to an angry, emboldened Iran that has just demonstrated its ability to destroy their energy infrastructure at will.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026

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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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