as in punches
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 cabinets
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a buffet completed the kitchen set
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as in licks
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Recent Examples of buffets
Andrea Margolis Fox News, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But the number of buffets has dwindled to around a dozen on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The base fare for many ships also includes numerous dining venues with frequently changing menus, from casual buffets to a more formal sit-down meal.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
In most of the Midwest, groundhog predators were largely eliminated at the same time that agricultural fields became vast marmot buffets.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Peppermill burger Wicked Spoon Sin City is known for its extravagant buffets, and Wicked Spoon at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is among the best.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
From buffets to multi-course and prix fixe meals, more than two dozen metro Detroit restaurants are there to serve you on Christmas Day.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Most hotels are open, including the lavish holiday buffets at the Omni Fort Worth, Crescent Fort Worth and Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
The food skews Mexican and is largely plant-based, but also includes eggs, dairy and seafood, and every day showcases homemade soups, homemade breads, entrée specials and extensive healthy breakfast and lunch buffets.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Noun
But do buffets actually save people money?
—Andrea Margolis Fox News, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
But the number of buffets has dwindled to around a dozen on the Las Vegas Strip.
—Jessica Hill, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
The base fare for many ships also includes numerous dining venues with frequently changing menus, from casual buffets to a more formal sit-down meal.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Jan. 2026
In most of the Midwest, groundhog predators were largely eliminated at the same time that agricultural fields became vast marmot buffets.
—Steven Sullivan, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Peppermill burger Wicked Spoon Sin City is known for its extravagant buffets, and Wicked Spoon at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is among the best.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
From buffets to multi-course and prix fixe meals, more than two dozen metro Detroit restaurants are there to serve you on Christmas Day.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 18 Dec. 2025
Most hotels are open, including the lavish holiday buffets at the Omni Fort Worth, Crescent Fort Worth and Gaylord Texan Resort in Grapevine.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Dec. 2025
The food skews Mexican and is largely plant-based, but also includes eggs, dairy and seafood, and every day showcases homemade soups, homemade breads, entrée specials and extensive healthy breakfast and lunch buffets.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffets
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Then, Mitski licks up the blood on the girl’s finger.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
16 Jan. 2026
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After the drill, Ruin rolls onto his back, then licks a reporter's nose.—
Megan Sauer
Tasia Jensen,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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In the present, Simon (now played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pounds his car’s steering wheel, driving away from wreckage.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
27 Jan. 2026
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The claw then releases the broken bikes and pounds them down once more for good measure.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
14 Jan. 2026
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When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
21 Jan. 2026
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Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Jan. 2026
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Hard Truths premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival and followed Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Pansy, an angry and depressed woman who lashes out at family and strangers, and whose constant criticism slowly isolates her.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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According to Augustinus Bader, apply to brows and lashes morning and night.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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When season two begins, viewers meet a beautiful young Hispanic woman named Luz (Jeannine Mason), who hides on a boat traveling to a remote island, perhaps in the Caribbean, to make a liquor delivery for a wealthy businessman named Richard Helvig.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are wool blankets draped atop cow print chairs, lambskin hides on the bar stools and a casual Dom Perignon on the menu.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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As the water is likely to demonstrate as Erin batters the coast, the islands face threats not only from the ocean, but also from the large bodies of water to the west, the Albemarle, Pamlico and Currituck Sounds.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Thousands are without power in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Erin batters the Caribbean with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.—
Kayla Hayempour,
NBC news,
18 Aug. 2025
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An autoimmune disease is a chronic condition in which part of your immune system mistakenly attacks part of your own body.—
Ruth Jessen Hickman,
Health,
10 Feb. 2026
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After learning that Casper had been diagnosed with Guillain Barré Syndrome, a condition in which the body’s immune system attacks the nerves, Aidan Oldenburg, Ben Richardson and Luc Violette needed somebody with experience that could help them in the interim.—
Dane Mizutani,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2026
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Albemarle revenue down but beats expectations Albemarle also raised its long-term global lithium demand forecast Thursday, citing an explosive growth in the stationary storage market.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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For most people, action, cultivating a sense of agency, beats seething.—
Wendy Nelson Espeland,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Buffets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffets. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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