as in swipe
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 cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a buffet completed the kitchen set
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Recent Examples of buffet
Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Soon, Schatz takes the mic and encourages people to enter the buffet line, table by table.
—Caitlin Shetterly, NPR, 7 May 2025
Nate Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, Hermès galloped ahead with a 7.2% revenue climb in the same quarter, seemingly immune to the headwinds buffeting the broader luxury market landscape.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The two hide the gator under a rolling buffet table, and get her into the back of Fran’s cruiser.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 May 2025
Soon, Schatz takes the mic and encourages people to enter the buffet line, table by table.
—Caitlin Shetterly, NPR, 7 May 2025
Verb
The region has been buffeted by the imperial ambitions of multiple powers, including Portugal, the Netherlands, Japan, and Indonesia.
—Nate Zipp, Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2025
Meanwhile, Hermès galloped ahead with a 7.2% revenue climb in the same quarter, seemingly immune to the headwinds buffeting the broader luxury market landscape.
—Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffet
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But Fahy, Alcock, and director Nicole Kassell are also very good at their jobs, and so even downright bizarre moments like Simone chewing Michaela’s used gum or Devon randomly licking a landscaper’s neck wind up making a strange sort of sense.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Jose shrugs, pleads with her to not lick anyone at the inn, and leaves.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
22 May 2025
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Thirty minutes later, Combs was pounding on the apartment door with a hammer, Morgan said.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Ahead of the Europa League semi-final, Postecoglou spoke to his players about the Stonecutter’s Credo (also known as pounding the rock), an allegory for persistence even when progress may not be visible.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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At 19, Johnson married his wife Daphne and initially, was able to hide his drug use from her, the Johnson's clemency petition said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 May 2025
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Enhanced measurement capabilities: Amazon continues investing in Amazon Marketing Cloud with new UI templates and simplified queries, suggesting a commitment to transparency rather than hiding attribution.—
Kiri Masters,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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In a second Memorial Day social media post, Trump focused largely on lashing out at federal judges and perceived political opponents.—
Alexandra Hutzler,
ABC News,
26 May 2025
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President Donald Trump lashed out at Russian President Vladimir Putin for continuing to attack Ukraine while talks are ongoing between the two countries to find an end to the ongoing conflict.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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For example, if China can pin down the United States in the Taiwan Strait, Russia and Iran may seize the moment to attack their neighbors.—
Mark Melton,
National Review,
23 May 2025
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There are several leaf spotting diseases that can attack hydrangeas.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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The situation on Douglas escalated so far in February that a neighbor said a traffic enforcement officer was assaulted when trying to enforce the parking laws.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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In the process we were assaulted and responded in kind.—
Tom Dreisbach,
NPR,
21 May 2025
Verb
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The Clippers were playing in Houston and the Clippers were whipping the Rockets’ ass.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
29 May 2025
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This small kitchen appliance has a variable speed trigger switch to make blending, pureeing, frothing, whipping and chopping as easy as pressing a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2025
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When battered and captured Russian tanks are lined up for display along a Kyiv street, Ukrainians gawk and prod (and punch) as if at a surreal car show.—
Lauren Wissot,
IndieWire,
21 May 2025
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First Street uses Hurricane Sandy, which battered New York City in 2012, as an example of this phenomenon.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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“Buffet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffet. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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