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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of buoyed
Adjective
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
  • Median net worth may be up in the long-term, as evidenced by buoyant consumer spending (and even some splurging), but shoppers are currently taking on more debt, and parking their real money in their homes and 401 (k) accounts while reserving cash flow for necessities like food and utilities.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
  • But the varied syncopation and intense emotional registers of Orthodox worship music informed his approach to an album that balances weighty introspection with buoyant production and evocative imagery.
    Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The year the ban lifted, Trier became the country’s national champion, specializing in rugged stunts using infrastructure like rails and stairs.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Then finally, in 2023, the bans were lifted.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • There are several high-profile college football coaching jobs available midway through the 2025 season — and all-time great coach Nick Saban is a popular name floated as a potential candidate.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Casten even floated using that process to check the judicial branch.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The mood was low-key but jubilant.
    Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Later, as news of the military takeover filtered through to protesters, many were jubilant.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Guests clapped and cheered as Wood greeted the couple and posed for photos.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And while the company increased its capital expenditures outlook, investors and analysts cheered the Alphabet's AI path while its other businesses remain strong.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The paradigmatic helicopter parent hovered from a distance and in most cases didn’t follow their child to college.
    Russell Shaw, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Kansas City's brisk temperatures hovered in the low 50s as the red-and-gold looked to extend its winning record.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • My version is joyous chaos, filled with boisterous friends, rarely featuring a turkey, often ending with cake.
    Editors of Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • This should be a joyous fictional gay wedding.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continue reading … POLITICS DEADLOCKED – Senate Dems emboldened by weekend rallies block GOP plan to end shutdown for 11th time.
    , FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The West’s decision to turn the other cheek after Putin annexed Crimea in 2014 may have also emboldened him to launch his full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
    Luke McGee, Time, 21 Oct. 2025

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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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