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
Verb
  • Christians with political influence have made their beliefs known in the fight to blend religion and government, including infusing more religion into public schools.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
  • Rock, 27, first popped up on Vine and later YouTube, infusing his short- and long-form content with humor and tons of natural charisma, and developing a significant following as an early beauty creator.
    — Kara Nesvig, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • The French doors of the suite open to a deck and a custom floating king bed.
    — Joe Marusak July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Terminal 26, a new restaurant in Ponce City Market’s central food hall, is inspired by Thailand’s famous floating markets, where goods are sold from boats and riverbank stalls.
    — Henri Hollis, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of floating
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  • Kennedy has publicly advocated for lifting restrictions on peptides and talked up their benefits.
    — Will Stone, NPR, 23 July 2026
  • What changes in September is whether the law stands between the ground the tribes consider to be sacred and the mining that lifting these protections might enable.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
Definition of lifting
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  • But the new flare-up saw oil prices surge again, with the international benchmark Brent crude oil hovering around $90 a barrel early Thursday.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 30 July 2026
  • Three delivery options During the demonstration, Chaparral first released a 68-pound payload while hovering over the target area.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
Definition of hovering
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  • Philippine officials credit the transparency strategy with garnering international support for the Philippines and strengthening its military alliances.
    — Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • On the council, Raman gave the DSA some of its biggest policy wins, strengthening renter protections and passing a significant reform to the city’s rent stabilization ordinance.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of strengthening
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  • Here’s why adults are swimming for better health Add this to the healthy, fun retirementcore activity list.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 28 July 2026
  • Two years later, the program is no longer swimming against that current — perhaps not at the price point of the Big Ten’s highest spenders, but much closer.
    — Justin Williams, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Definition of swimming
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  • The 45-year-old senator's popular stepmother, Michelle Bolsonaro, a leader for many evangelical voters, was one of the notable absences among about 500 people cheering him on in Sao Paulo.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
  • Near the main protest site in New Delhi, streets echoed with cheering students.
    — Diaa Hadid, NPR, 25 July 2026
Definition of cheering
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  • Bertha is drifting slowly but is expected to move northwest tonight before tracking near or along the northern Gulf Coast over the next several days.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 July 2026
  • Griezmann operated as a central attacker in a front three alongside Angulo and Ojeda, frequently drifting into deeper positions to collect the ball and turn play forward.
    — Scott Turick, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
Definition of drifting
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