buzzed (off)

Definition of buzzed (off)next
past tense of buzz (off)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzed (off)
Verb
  • Economists estimate that roughly 300,000 Black women have exited or been excluded from the workforce in 2025, including federal and other public-sector jobs.
    Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Authorities said the two people who had exited the home suffered from minor injuries, and one was transported to the hospital.
    Briauna Brown, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • But as the Power Station were recording the Living in Fear album, John Taylor departed and Bernard Edwards filled in on bass.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Carney departed before the event.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Since turning pro in 2023, he's moved quickly to 6-0, including a dominant stoppage of Hironori Mishiro in June 2025.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Late last year, the city officials moved forward with their plan to sell the Bell Mobile and Florence Village Mobile Home Parks, which housed about 300 families.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Police investigated, but the case went cold for five decades until DNA and genealogy recently led investigators to a suspect.
    Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Maye went 7-of-10 for 48 yards and a touchdown, plus a strip sack, on quick throws.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Los Angeles Police Department could not immediately provide details of his arrest, but NBC4 reported that Sutherland allegedly got into an altercation with a ride-hailing driver, and was booked on suspicion of criminal threats.
    City News Service, Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The whole experience somehow got even more embarrassing when a group of women at the restaurant approached him afterwards.
    Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Retro-futurism surfaced through playful accessories shaped like boomboxes, televisions, and alarm clocks alongside transparent trunks pushed on wheels—each painted with different Parisian cityscapes.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Shackled, they were paraded in front of cameras, pushed on to buses, and delivered to CECOT, El Salvador's notorious maximum security prison.
    Sharyn Alfonsi, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Maloney allegedly told Bocaya he had been harassed by police, then pulled out a knife with a 4-inch blade and repeatedly stabbed the off-duty officer in the neck and upper torso, prosecutors said.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But as the Power Station were about to launch their tour later that year, Palmer surprisingly pulled out and was replaced by actor-singer Michael Des Barres, formerly of the band Detective.
    David Chiu, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Though frozen water lines can occur in older hydrants during cold snaps, most hydrants remain operable, and having a path and a 3-foot ring dug out around them can be a big help for first responders.
    Christopher DeRose, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Chinese astronauts dug out tasty treats for the mid-autumn festival, which is a harvest event held every year between mid-September and early October.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Buzzed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzed%20%28off%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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