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adjective

as in buoyant

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buoyed

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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
  • During testing, the structure remained buoyant even after cracks developed, connection points fractured, and an entire lattice layer broke apart.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The grinning Colbert was positively buoyant arriving to the empty engraving counter with his already-dancing wife, Evelyn McGee Colbert.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of buoyant
Verb
  • The original design features a floor-length hem, but the actress’s was lifted into a midi-dress silhouette that landed around her heels, fully allowing the Caovilla heels to shine.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Some closures might be lifted earlier to accommodate incoming Orioles traffic.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • By Monday, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark floated mandatory kill switches for AI systems.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • One potential reason floated to Semafor by market participants is that compute futures could be manipulated to show a sharp drop in the cost of older chips, which might destabilize AI stocks and debt markets.
    — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of floated
Adjective
  • There were hugs and high fives, and jubilant screams from a winning locker room could be heard clearly in the adjacent news conference room and by anyone walking through the hallway.
    — Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • By the end, Mahomes stood in the middle of the field, lifting his arms in celebration, imploring what was left of a jubilant home crowd to celebrate a brilliant performance by the Chiefs to open their season.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of jubilant
Verb
  • Jade, who sat with her friend Valentina, cheered and smiled as De Laurentiis kicked off her dance.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The crowd at Citi Field, long resigned to the Mets’ mediocrity this year, cheered Alonso throughout the first two nights here.
    — Will Sammon, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of cheered
Verb
  • In the app, Microsoft’s AI assistant, called Copilot, hovered over the page.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In July, some 300 drones rose beside the 101 freeway and hovered for 15 minutes, forming Angelyne’s face and a telephone number in the night sky.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of hovered
Adjective
  • Despite the dangerous and often violent nature of its subject matter, his Twitch livestream, titled Birds in the Air, is a joyous place filled with passionate fans and long-running jokes.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The event opened with a joyous performance by Pharrell Williams and the Voices of Fire gospel choir, followed by remarks by Hobson, Lucas and more.
    — Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • But emboldened by Jordan and Hamlin’s vision, Jordan’s status as a worldwide sports icon, and Hamlin’s knowledge of the sport, 23XI has done just that.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Once the Rockets broke the shame seal and stole away with Olajuwon, the league needed to take drastic measures, because everyone would now feel emboldened to make a mockery of the game.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of emboldened

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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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