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noun

plural of buoy
as in indicators

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verb

present tense third-person singular of buoy
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as in lifts

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as in floats

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  1. indicators
  2. lifts
  3. floats
  4. signals
  5. triggers
  6. swims
  7. signs
  8. cheers
Noun
  • Technology can make VO2 max and related indicators more accessible by tracking changes over time.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The new restriction will not apply to videos that were edited or enhanced using Snapchat’s own AI creative tools, though these videos will include transparency indicators, the company added.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of indicators
Verb
  • If fiscal spending lifts growth and productivity, markets will be more forgiving.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Residents pull their vehicles into a cylindrical glass elevator that lifts both the driver and the car more than 60 stories into the air.
    — Zahra Tayeb, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of lifts
Verb
  • Though officially Danish, Bornholm floats midway between Sweden, Germany, and Poland.
    — Stephanie Gavan, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026
  • Streaks of light fly down the carriage in one dueling scene, and in the show’s climax, the lights go dark when a dementor — played by a hooded actor puppeteering the creature strapped to their torso — floats down the aisle.
    — Emily Tarinelli, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of floats
Noun
  • According to Sodyo, the system works without emitting signals or requiring onboard communications equipment.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Familiar complaints dominated, suggesting that the signals in the trial data largely match the Reddit reports.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of signals
Verb
  • Regardless of what triggers the growth, managing it well takes leadership discipline.
    — Richard Neal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This phenomenon, the study notes, triggers the formation of tiny, slushy ice crystals known as frazil ice that then quickly builds up and clogs the pathway.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of triggers
Verb
  • Their headlamps piercing the watery dark, the group swims along (only Sara has accepted a life jacket), admiring the bats and stalactites while Wat reminds them to respect the caves.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • This is an all-consuming sport; Vingegaard often swims to escape the mouth of the whale.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of swims
Noun
  • So those are little signs, hopefully, of the offense getting things going a little bit.
    — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Destructive blazes in France and Spain ⁠showed signs of easing over the weekend, but several wildfires have broken out in Greece after a period of relative calm there.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of signs
Verb
  • Kyle Mulholland, the bartender, rings the bar’s bell, and the lights flicker as everyone cheers again and goes to close out their tabs.
    — Jeremy Rellosa, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • In the video, shared on Kennedy's personal X account Tuesday, the health secretary is seen wrangling the snakes with his bare hands, holding the creatures up to the camera as his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, cheers him on in the background.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 27 May 2026
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