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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
Adjective
  • And what's not to love about the buoyant DiCaprio, who walked the red carpet solo (Italian supermodel girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti made a subtle separate entrance).
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
  • My spirit is always pretty buoyant, so at the end of the day, that's all that matters.
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Adani had cheered that verdict as well.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Former Cincinnati Reds star Zack Cozart on Wednesday cheered Disney’s decision to yank comedian Jimmy Kimmel off the air after controversial comments about Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The White House has floated a goal of 3,000 daily ICE arrests, raising concerns among advocates who say such quotas encourage indiscriminate enforcement practices and undermine due process protections.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Kennedy floated a full-on ban against pharmaceutical ads during last year’s election cycle.
    Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Dim lighting bounces off of soft pink tiles and warms the dining room, the bathrooms glow ocean blue, every inch of the space colored by the sisters’ sunny dispositions and their dedication to turning even the most low-key midweek dinner into an exercise in jubilant excess.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Attorney General Tim Griffin, whose office defended the state and the Racing Commission members, was jubilant over the ruling.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But when Allen lifted himself off the MetLife Stadium field after a run against the Jets, waved for backup Mitch Trubisky to immediately replace him, and then sprinted off the field as if he were being timed in the 40-yard dash, the four-time Pro Bowl tackle was downright scared.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The weight should be considered if the bike has to be moved by hand very often or will be lifted onto a vehicle's bike rack.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Bonds, which have hovered for a week after a ripping rally , and could struggle if attention returns to stickier inflation?
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Following the exercise’s finale, two drones carrying Russian and Belarusian flags hovered in front of spectators.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • For every community of mass-shooter fandoms, there is another that is silly, joyous, productive, or totally harmless.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The mood wasn’t joyous, but people were living their lives.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The bitcoin price and wider crypto market has surged over the last week, with bitcoin climbing 5% as traders feel emboldened by what’s expected to be a dovish Fed pivot.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Putin, analysts believe, is clearly emboldened.
    Patrick Reevell, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

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