buzzed (off)

past tense of buzz (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzed (off)
Verb
  • The New York Giants held a fourth-quarter lead on Sunday against the Chicago Bears but ultimately blew it after rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart exited the game with a concussion.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The driver, later identified as Sampson, continued to drive recklessly at high speed and exited the interstate and headed into downtown Ybor City.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Trump quickly took to social media to claim the vessel had departed from Venezuela and had been carrying drugs.
    NPR, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In the same period in 2024, 1,652 CEOs departed.
    Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • They are felt as they are composed, painfully, joyously, cellularly—and they are designed for other biological beings to experience, to connect with, to be animated, provoked and moved by.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Led by quarterback Tony Pike, the Bearcats moved quickly down the field, setting up a first down at Pitt’s 29-yard line with 33 seconds left.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • After that day, when I was given the book which promised to answer all of my bloody questions—my long-suffering American Girl doll went into the closet.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
  • On the other sideline, Lawrence went 13-for-23 for 158 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Fans also got a small teaser poster, which has led to nearly a million views on the above post alone.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • In December 2024, Ariana Grande, who plays Glinda the Good Witch in the Wicked films, got tearful when she was presented on The Drew Barrymore Show with one of the test wands used by Billie Burke, the original Glinda from 1939’s Oz.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This was an emergence from the turbulence of the 1990s, when Bowie had found himself at odds with a changing industry but pushed on to headline Glastonbury in 2000.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2025
  • When did they get pushed on the back burner?
    Boston Herald editorial staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 32-year-old allowed two more goals in the period before being pulled out of the game by Blues head coach Jim Montgomery for backup goalie Joel Hofer.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Trump quickly pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords, the World Health Organization, and the UN Human Rights Council, underscoring his commitment to isolationism.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Adult female flies can lay up to 400 eggs at a time, and each larva in a human patient has to be physically dug out from infected flesh.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Buzzed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzed%20%28off%29. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.

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