: filled or resounding with or as if with a buzzing sound
a lake abuzz with outboards
especially
: filled with talk or excitement
an office abuzz with rumors
a town abuzz with anticipation of the big game
Examples of abuzz in a Sentence
the classroom was abuzz with preparations for that evening's open house for the parents
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In the early days of the US and Israeli war on Iran, situation monitors were abuzz at the revelation that the Pentagon had used top large language models to identify targets for annihilation via air strikes.
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 June 2026
The addiction medicine community, meanwhile, is abuzz about the potential paradigm shift of GLP-1s like Ozempic or Wegovy, typically used to treat diabetes or obesity, as addiction medications capable of diminishing cravings.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 10 June 2026
With summer just around the bend, AC units are already abuzz.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Social media is abuzz that Claude will at times advise a user to get some rest or needed sleep, despite the topic of sleep not being on the table.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 18 June 2026
The addiction medicine community, meanwhile, is abuzz about the potential paradigm shift of GLP-1s like Ozempic or Wegovy, typically used to treat diabetes or obesity, as addiction medications capable of diminishing cravings.
—Lev Facher, STAT, 10 June 2026
With summer just around the bend, AC units are already abuzz.
—Greta Cross, USA Today, 23 May 2026
Social media is abuzz that Claude will at times advise a user to get some rest or needed sleep, despite the topic of sleep not being on the table.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for abuzz
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“Abuzz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abuzz. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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