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noun

plural of buoy
as in indicators

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buoys

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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
  • Together, the capex commitments, power demand projections, physical bottlenecks, and input price inflation are the indicators of the installation phase.
    — Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Moving envelope indicators and Bollinger Bands show long positions struggling, while the MACD, RSI, and major long-term moving averages display explicitly bearish momentum profiles.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 20 July 2026
Definition of indicators
Verb
  • Pear and white-peach notes meet the prawn’s sweetness, and grapefruit lifts the broth.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Joyous Jupiter lifts your 9th House of Travel and Learning, while elusive Neptune inspires your 5th House of Creativity.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of lifts
Verb
  • But when Kore-eda’s execution isn’t as assured, as is the case with his latest, all that delicacy simply floats off into the ether, rarely amounting to much more than a halfhearted shrug.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • On April 24, a 54-year-old male had a cardiac emergency on the attraction, a gentle boat ride that floats by scenes featuring cheerful puppets.
    — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of floats
Noun
  • The handbook places great emphasis on disrupting drone signals through electronic warfare.
    — Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • As firms race to adopt AI, startups that couldn’t track their own signals are bolting LLMs onto infrastructure never built to feed one.
    — Henrik Landgren, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of signals
Verb
  • Inhaling these particles triggers inflammation, increasing risks of cardiovascular complications and stroke, particularly for vulnerable populations like children, older adults, and those with chronic conditions.
    — Jamie Gold, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Many couples pick a dollar amount that triggers a conversation before either partner spends it, whether that is $100 or $500.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of triggers
Verb
  • This is an all-consuming sport; Vingegaard often swims to escape the mouth of the whale.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Located at its sister resort, Hurawalhi Maldives, this incredible underwater restaurant serves a three-course meal while sea life swims by.
    — Katie Lockhart, Robb Report, 16 July 2026
Definition of swims
Noun
  • Most dramatically, five of the bodies were hung on a highway bridge, their half-nude corpses displaying signs of torture — a macabre display that recalled the worst days of the Mexican drug wars.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026
  • Institutions and governments must invest long before crises unfold and continue funding past initial signs of success to ensure complete and lasting transformation.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 26 July 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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