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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  • Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn, infusing your goals with a stronger sense of purpose.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 June 2026
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  • Officials have said the pool most likely would need to be drained again for liner repairs after chunks of blue coating were seen floating at the surface.
    — Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Officials said the debris was scattered across a wide area, with strong winds, rough seas and shifting ocean currents carrying floating wreckage away from the crash site, complicating efforts to locate the missing crew.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Definition of floating
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  • Angels lose to Rangers Wyatt Langford lined a shot off the wall in left field to bring home Alejandro Osuna in the ninth inning, lifting Texas to a 7-6 victory over the Angels after the Rangers blew a five-run lead Thursday night.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Brendan McDermid | Reuters Meta shares rallied on Friday, lifting their gains for the week to 15%, on pace for the best weekly performance since early 2024, as optimism builds around CEO Mark Zuckerberg's artificial intelligence strategy.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of lifting
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  • Joe Raedle | Getty Images Mortgage rates have been hovering in a tight range for more than a month, and that range is on the relatively high side.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 8 July 2026
  • The Guajes de Ayala community had warned law enforcement that the cartel was closing in on their town and also shared videos of cartel drones hovering overhead and the location of cartel fighters inching closer to their homes on social media.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
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  • The large wooden body of the double bass acts as a resonator, transferring and strengthening those vibrations so they can be heard across a room or concert hall.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026
  • Those funds should be dedicated to preserving Medi-Cal, strengthening public hospitals and community clinics, reducing health care costs over the long term and protecting Californians from the devastating consequences of federal cost shifts.
    — Dave Cortese, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of strengthening
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  • Her three kids could be seen posing on the beach, getting ready to go swimming.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026
  • Then much farther north, a beach was closed to swimming in Maine after a report of two sharks near Reid State Park.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of swimming
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  • The yellow wasn’t just worn by fans cheering Colombia, as Ghana supporters also have that color.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
  • Most of all of them want to feel welcome and comfortable at Nats Park, and feel comfortable cheering for the team and its rising young star pitcher.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of cheering
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  • The chair owns much of the relationship architecture that allows both sides to work without drifting into passivity or intrusion.
    — David Ribott, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Early in the first quarter, Stirtz highlighted his off-ball repertoire and spatial awareness in drifting to the left wing for an open 3-pointer — his first of two makes Saturday.
    — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
Definition of drifting
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