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as in message
a communication by telephone
give me a buzz when you decide
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as in hum
a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion
the motor made a soft buzz
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as in rumor
information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
the buzz is that this would-be blockbuster will be the bomb of the summer
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as in craze
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
longer hairstyles are the buzz this season
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as in to rush
to proceed or move quickly
we've been buzzing around all morning getting ready for the meeting with the VIPs from the head office
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Recent Examples of buzz
Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
One topic that gets a lot of buzz in garden forums is using coffee grounds to fertilize plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The only thing that grounded my buzzing brain was coloring in paper mandalas.
—Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
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Noun
Despite the preparations and the buzz among the nation’s vast population of soccer fans, World Cup fever has not caught on among families of the disappeared and the search teams that each week fan out across Guadalajara, looking for new graves.
—Steve Fisher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
One topic that gets a lot of buzz in garden forums is using coffee grounds to fertilize plants.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 May 2026
Verb
Which means right about now, the island is buzzing with thousands of MAMILs (middle aged men in lycra) and affably amateur Brits are arriving by the planeload.
—Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The only thing that grounded my buzzing brain was coloring in paper mandalas.
—Blake Crisses, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzz
Noun
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Earlier this year, Ashley decided to post a TikTok using screenshots of the Facebook messages Jason originally sent asking her to wear his jersey.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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But how that message is delivered can make a significant difference.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Flow Space,
18 May 2026
Noun
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The hotel is on a block next to a major road, but the noise is more of a distant city hum than a nuisance.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Both of them suggest the guitarist Loren Connors leading the early roars of Earth, his intuitive way of navigating the instrument’s neck bolstered by a formidable wall of hum at his back.—
Grayson Haver Currin,
Pitchfork,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Then, in January, residents heard rumors that a steel barrier was in the works.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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So when rumors began spreading Sunday inside Centre Hospitalier de Fontaine, a family-run hospital inside the slum, that armed gangs were advancing toward the facility, there was only one thing left to do as panic swept through.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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The series also taps into the current craze of new-adult stories — that is, focused on characters in that stage of life between teen and full-fledged adulthood — many specifically set in the pressure-cooker environment that college and university settings naturally supply to make romance spark.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2026
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But observers worry the island’s heavy reliance on computer chipmakers and other technology companies carries risk if the AI craze becomes a bubble.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
20 May 2026
Verb
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But among the regular assortment of items that would burst the seams of your bank account or your apartment’s square footage, this year’s design week featured all sorts of small, excellent objects, and many of them were even affordable.—
Anthony Paletta,
Curbed,
23 May 2026
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Their easy, hedonic seductiveness emerges, too, via Yuskavage’s lush, rounded, fleshy brushstrokes (a different sort of stroke material, for the patriarchy or for anyone else), which render everything from boobs to bellies to nipples smooth and swollen, like a succulent fruit fixing to burst.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
Verb
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Mary was a vacuum—conceived as little more than an American everywoman—and Lasser rushed to fill that void with her own experience.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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In the second game, Fields had a rushing touchdown and defensive end Donte Campbell had a fumble recovery for a touchdown.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
Noun
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The first call for the fire department was to Family Dollar, at 8635 N 300 W, where three people were trapped inside.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
24 May 2026
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Noun
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Unlike at Shadden’s, the only mechanical purr is the brief rumble of a passing car.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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In its megacities and beyond, traffic is increasingly falling silent, the dull whir of the electric motor replacing the purr of an internal combustion engine.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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“Buzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzz. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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