buoying

verb

present participle of buoy
1
as in infusing

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2
as in floating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoying
  1. infusing
  2. floating
  3. lifting
  4. hovering
  5. strengthening
  6. swimming
  7. cheering
  8. drifting
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  • Tonic Security aims to reimagine exposure management by infusing meaningful context into an agentic framework, helping organizations prioritize and remediate critical vulnerabilities.
    — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But their path to the majority also depends on holding onto the seat in Michigan — infusing the choice voters make in Tuesday's primary with national implications.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • The project, which involves a partnership between the University of Miami Rosenstiel School and other researchers, focuses on collecting floating coral egg and sperm bundles.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Next is the soft fragrance of iris floating from a field of blooms to the right.
    — Dana Thomas, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of floating
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  • Citrini Research’s February note imagined agents lifting output per hour to rates unseen since the 1950s while employment and demand collapse.
    — Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The commission was worried that lifting the ban would undo what had been accomplished.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
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  • Shares are down more than 28 percent over the past month, currently hovering around $114, which is miles below its mid-June record high of $225.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Future tests could include trying to use giant arms at its Starbase launching site in Texas to grab the rocket and its booster upon its hovering return to earth.
    — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of hovering
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  • That means strengthening the connection between our clubs and their communities, creating unforgettable experiences for fans, and making sure the excitement generated this summer becomes lasting momentum for Major League Soccer.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The Cubs also improved to 32-15 since June 11, strengthening their hold on the top spot in the NL wild-card standings.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of strengthening
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  • Kat and Aesha take the guests swimming in some nearby caves while the rest of the crew holds down the fort.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Sanchez said that the ruling had been intentionally misconstrued by migrant smugglers to convince thousands of people to cross by swimming around the border fence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of swimming
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  • The one break was the difference as Sabalenka won the second set, the crowd cheering her on.
    — Lukas Weese, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Among the supporters cheering for Austin at the race were his parents.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of cheering
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  • There’s little sense of forward motion in these tracks, but even when simply drifting in place, the blend of atmosphere and physicality—sunset glow meets seismic throb—is payoff enough.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The capital is drifting down-market, into hands-on companies.
    — Louis Mosca, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of drifting
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