as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a powerful buffet to the side of the prisoner's head
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as in cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a buffet completed the kitchen set
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Recent Examples of buffet
Erin Clack, People.com, 21 July 2025
The restaurant offers an 11 a.m.-2 p.m. lunch buffet Sunday-Thursday.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
The remodeling program also comes as Walmart and other retail giants have been buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariff campaigns against foreign allies and rivals, challenging the ability of discounters to keep their prices low.
—David Lyons, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
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Noun
As for the dessert, the OP said guests were left to eat it without plates, forks or napkins because the buffet equipment had been cleared.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 21 July 2025
The restaurant offers an 11 a.m.-2 p.m. lunch buffet Sunday-Thursday.
—Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2025
Verb
The local currency has been buffeted by a series of sharp swings since last Friday, as the central bank stepped in to check its gains following the US dollar’s decline.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
The remodeling program also comes as Walmart and other retail giants have been buffeted by President Donald Trump’s tariff campaigns against foreign allies and rivals, challenging the ability of discounters to keep their prices low.
—David Lyons, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffet
Verb
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The Boston Celtics are still licking their wounds following the heartbreaking end to the 2024-25 NBA season.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 July 2025
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And Lil Wayne agrees by licking my face, which is part of the job description for companion dogs.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
9 July 2025
Verb
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There's something uniquely humbling about pounding the pavement for over 26 miles.—
Henry Fan,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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One nationwide study found that teenagers who had been stopped by police a lot often showed signs of post-traumatic stress, like feeling their heart pounding when recalling the event.—
Dr. Marvin So,
Mercury News,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Zakrzewski bought a machete during his lunch break, took it home and sharpened it before hiding it and a crowbar, according to court records.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit accuses Tucson police of hiding or destroying evidence in the case, including radar evidence of Wadsack's speed, Pettey's recording of her conversation with Wadsack and several minutes of audio on Schrage's bodycam footage.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The face of the franchise lashed at a breaking ball in the fifth, pulling a hit onto open grass to double the lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Following that news, NFL fans have lashed out at the team.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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In June, a woman defaced a Pilsen mural at 16th Street and Ashland Avenue and was accused of attacking another woman who tried to stop her.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
22 July 2025
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Advertisement Huckabee also visited the Christian community of Taybeh in the West Bank on Saturday after a church was reportedly attacked and vandalized by Israeli settlers.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
22 July 2025
Verb
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Two 32-year-old men were assaulted and left with minor injuries.—
Jack Albright,
jsonline.com,
21 July 2025
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After the vehicle became disabled, bystanders in the crowd dragged the driver outside the car and began to physically assault them, according to police.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
19 July 2025
Verb
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On a Friday night in February on East Sixth Street, a steely-eyed bar doorman rushed around a crowd agitating on the sidewalk and whipped a flashlight above his shoulder.—
Ella McCarthy,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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While the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has begun rolling back its shoes-off policy at security checkpoints, this ability to whip them off and on in seconds is still majorly convenient for travel.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
29 July 2025
Verb
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It had been battered by drought, underinvestment and absentee ownership.—
Ascend Agency,
New York Daily News,
31 July 2025
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In recent days, intense rainstorms have battered much of northern China – a densely populated part of the country home to massive metropolises as well as agricultural heartlands.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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“Buffet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffet. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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