buzzed (off)

past tense of buzz (off)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for buzzed (off)
Verb
  • This outing comes after Assad pitched 6 1/3 shutout innings of emergency long relief on Sunday Night Baseball when starter Jameson Taillon exited after one hitter due to injury.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 June 2026
  • One of the Yankees’ most productive players exited Friday’s 8-5 loss to the Blue Jays prematurely.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Kansas City Royals first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino departed early from Saturday’s game against the Houston Astros at Kauffman Stadium.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2026
  • Banks briefly departed the series for its penultimate 2016-2017 season, when British pop singer Rita Ora hosted.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Verb
  • Peter Zenk Residents in Waite Park were picking up handfuls of hail after storms moved through the Stearns County community.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 20 June 2026
  • Guests were moved to nearby hotels.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • Benintendi went deep after pinch-hitter Sam Antonacci doubled off Fernando Cruz (4-2).
    CBS News, CBS News, 19 June 2026
  • News of his upcoming match went viral on Weibo, with the hashtag racking up more than 24 million views.
    Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • In North Texas’ first World Cup match since 1994, Japan got a late equalizer to battle to a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands on Sunday at AT&T Stadium.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026
  • As the clock ticked down, Fox missed a 3-pointer and the Knicks got the rebound.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • Even with the backlash, leadership pushed on.
    Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • This career path isn’t something that was pushed on her.
    Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Verb
  • The region in May pulled out of a funding agreement that had been more than a decade in the making, leaving the future of the I-77 toll expansion project uncertain.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026
  • The officer followed inside and told Morales to leave, but Morales allegedly pulled out a folding knife and pointed it at the officer, according to police.
    Jose Fabian, CBS News, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • Losing to the Phillies, who’ve dug out of a poor start, matters more than losing to the Dodgers.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 May 2026
  • Botswana has unearthed all of the world’s largest rough diamonds over the last decade, including a 2,492-carat stone discovered last year that was the second-biggest diamond ever dug out of a mine and the biggest in more than a century.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
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“Buzzed (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buzzed%20%28off%29. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.

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