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Recent Examples of buoyed
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
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
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His voice was in its usual form, bright and buoyant, but with a new heaviness that has creeped in with age.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Numerous cycles later, these remain as buoyant as ever.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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From Florida's Key West to Puget Sound in Washington, America watched and hoped together as the Artemis II astronauts lifted off, splashed down, and touched the nation from a quarter million miles away.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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So, Carson lifted the ban on Chase.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The president has floated the idea of putting some tariff revenue directly in the hands of Americans, in the form of a tariff dividend check.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Apr. 2026
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Iran has floated the idea of charging ships passing through as part of a peace deal, though the idea has been widely rejected by countries including the United States and Iran’s neighbor Oman.—
Munir Ahmed,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Leo's Camair charter landed at the Bamenda airport, where jubilant Cameroonians clogged the roads, blowing horns and dancing.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Leo traveled to the western Cameroon city of Bamenda, where jubilant crowds clogged the roads, blowing horns and dancing.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Drivers heading back to their villages along coastal highways cheered each other, flashed victory signs and exchanged blessings.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Years later, Angels fans cheered in shock when the 6-foot-3 Anderson made a diving catch against the Minnesota Twins.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Water levels hovered around 7 inches below the top of the dam Saturday at the Cheboygan Lock and Dam Complex in Northern Michigan, after having spiked less than 6 inches from the top of the dam earlier in the week.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The Brent Crude front month contract hovered around $90, down more than 5% from just hours earlier, as Wall Street got set to open for trading.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The vinyl rarities sold exclusively during the annual Record Store Day in April run from Taylor Swift to the Grateful Dead and local indie acts, but much of the appeal is the joyous atmosphere that surrounds the industry promotion.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
16 Apr. 2026
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The regular-season finale served more as a joyous pep rally than a game with any real consequences.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Horrified by the secrets revealed by Bateman, Christine Marie and Katas were emboldened to go undercover as amateur sleuths.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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But that requires you to believe that its nasty regime actually has been diminished over the past several weeks, rather than emboldened by its survival in the face of attack.—
Chicago Tribune,
Twin Cities,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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