buoying

present participle of buoy
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Verb
  • Larter says Sheridan, 55, ended up infusing her real-life skill into Angela — who is passionate about her nightly family dinners.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • OutKast received a sprawling introduction from Donald Glover, who grew up listening to OutKast in Atlanta before infusing the group’s influence into his work as Childish Gambino.
    Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While the white shiplap interior, floor-to-ceiling windows, and floating staircase create an airy feel, there’s also plenty of texture among the leather, wood and rattan furnishings to warm things up.
    Lori Keong, Architectural Digest, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Hu also revealed that China is exploring other nuclear vessels, including a Suezmax oil tanker powered by a lead-bismuth cooled fast reactor and a floating nuclear power station.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fingers bruised from lifting boxes on the warehouse floor, palms calloused from delivery bike handlebars, knuckles scarred with kitchen burns.
    TIME Video, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Saudi Aramco reported a surprise increase in profits and boosted its forecasts for gas production as the kingdom embarked on a policy of lifting crude output to grab market share.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) is not only an important museum in Latin America, its original building is also a cultural landmark dramatically hovering over Avenida Paulista.
    Jade Moyano, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Chicago Public Schools have had to move elementary school recess indoors after tear gas was deployed and teachers have complained of helicopters hovering over their schools, scaring students.
    Natasha Korecki, NBC news, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Corps proposed strengthening the bank by implementing riprap, or rocks.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • According to the National Weather Service, a strengthening cold front is making its way across the country toward Nashville.
    Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Domenic Biagini, who owns and operates Gone Whale Watching San Diego, captured footage of the massive group of dolphins, estimating that there were between 2,000 and 7,000 of the sea creatures swimming together.
    Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Apparently, Princess Kate enjoys swimming in extremely cold streams and pools in the dark.
    Lauryn Overhultz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The crowd continued cheering for minutes, even-handed in volume but consistent nonetheless, until Lee reemerged with a miniature curtsey, just barely hiding the biggest grin of the night.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The sickle cell community reacted with enthusiastic support, cheering Cohen on in person and virtually.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The image above, a composite of eight days of observations taken in March when the spacecraft had its first clear view of the region, shows bright arcs sweeping around the pole — glowing traces left by magnetic structures drifting toward the sun's edge at unexpectedly high speeds.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Alex Iwobi, generally tasked with drifting inside from the flank and releasing a full-back on the overlap, started as a central midfielder.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Buoying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoying. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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