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adjective

as in buoyant

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verb

past tense of buoy

as in lifted

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as in floated

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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

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Adjective

So, too, do the antics of his estate manager (a buoyant Sam Adegoke), always concocting money-making schemes, and the wide-eyed adoration of the girl next door (Amelia Mason, deftly balancing naïveté with seductiveness), who wants to save him.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
The structure also remained buoyant after cracking, damage at key connections and the fracture of an entire lattice layer.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of buoyant

Verb

During championship weekend, when Venus Williams and Lleyton Hewitt lifted the singles trophies, Maycen and Morehouse played against each other in mixed doubles at Pine Orchard Yacht & Country Club in Branford, Conn.

— Lukas Weese, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
But that ruling was lifted by the Supreme Court in a procedural decision that did not determine whether the plan was constitutional.

— NICHOLAS RICCARDI, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of lifted

Verb

And, truth be told, this Philadelphia team has floated relatively under the radar for years because championships weren’t expected.

— Tony Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Coleman fired off the line of scrimmage, running a wheel route when quarterback Cam Miller floated the ball his way.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of floated

Adjective

Baby Jessica was a crazy story of a little girl falling down a well and eventually being rescued, the event really brought the country together and her rescue was a joyous moment for the country.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
After hoping to make the team, Fauthoux didn’t receive the joyous phone calls her peers did from the French head coach and general manager last weekend.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of joyous

Verb

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
While Susie is willing to comply with her father’s wishes, Eddie grows more emboldened, fueled by the power he’s learned to harness.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026

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