BUFFETING Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in battering

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verb

present participle of buffet

as in pounding

to strike repeatedly fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

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The result is high-decibel acoustic loads that can cause structural damage as well as buffeting that can prevent the missile from even leaving the bay. — David Szondy june 04, New Atlas, 4 June 2026 Further enhancement could also come from the lingering effects of the fast solar wind stream from a coronal hole that has been buffeting Earth in recent days. — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 May 2026 In a publicity release, owner Mike Micallef summed up the Reata’s enduring legacy as a survivor of both a tornado and the buffeting winds of downtown business. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026 So even though there’s buffeting, even though there’s loud voices raised, left, right, and center, trans people exist. — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026 Under van Raemdonck, Neiman Marcus did well protecting its market share from the headwinds buffeting luxury department stores. — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 15 Jan. 2026 Performances haven’t been ideal, but results are coming, and after the buffeting chaos of the early months of this season, that’s the best Forest can realistically hope for. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025 Toy companies and trinket manufacturers were buffeting kids with ads, and children were pestering their parents for gifts. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2025 Other, more recent macro headwinds, are buffeting the entire retail sector. — CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025

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Noun

The battering started at the outset with first-inning RBI singles provided by Loftin and Starling Marte after the Phillies blew a chance to end the frame by not completing a double play.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
Taylor was shot in her bed by Louisville police officers executing a no-knock raid and using a battering ram to break into her apartment.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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For much of the ’80s, Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) joined up as a second drummer, pounding tribal beats beside Coffey, and became a Gen-X icon after appearing in the 1990 film Slacker.

— Steve Appleford, SPIN, 20 July 2026
After pounding his drive down the final fairway, Fox hit his approach to just inside 12 feet and then dripped his birdie putt into the edge of the cup to win the 154th Open Championship at Royal Birkdale.

— Dan Zaksheske, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026

Definition of pounding

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Six years ago, the signing of the Abraham Accords was dismissed by skeptics as a fragile, fair-weather agreement, bound to shatter at the first sign of Middle Eastern turbulence.

— Liron Zaslansky, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Given the turbulence, complexity and sensitivity of our world, perhaps the tournament is now established as a proxy for expressing global anxieties.

— Simon Chadwick, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of turbulence

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Relentless rains were lashing Texas Hill Country on Thursday, with flash flood emergencies reported across the region, rescues ongoing and waters rising to deadly levels.

— Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Julian Quinones — Mexico/Al Qadsiah (-7) Quinones took his World Cup goal tally to four by lashing a loose ball into the roof of the net against England.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 16 July 2026

Definition of lashing

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Self-mortifying pamagdarame rituals, including whipping and crucifixion, likewise have roots in medieval Christian tradition.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
They could also be seen transporting French fries, thick-cut onion rings, red and orange peppers, romaine and other produce, eggs, heavy whipping cream and whole milk.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

Definition of whipping

Verb

That means no tasting cookie dough made with raw eggs, no licking brownie batter off the beaters, and no homemade Caesar dressing made with uncooked yolks.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 23 July 2026
Other signs of stress included head shaking, licking its lips, yawning, or scratching behind the ears.

— Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 20 July 2026

Definition of licking

Verb

General Daily Insight for July 26, 2026 A slower pace could reveal what pressure has been hiding.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026
These protections are meant to catch a model that’s acting deceptively, hiding its true capabilities, or otherwise working against what its developers intended.

— Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 25 July 2026

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