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as in cheerful
having or showing a good mood or disposition
all the fans were buoyant the day after the big win in the play-offs
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as in joyful
joyously unrestrained
gave him a buoyant hug and kiss upon meeting him at the airport
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Recent Examples of buoyant
But with consumers holding strong in the face of persistent inflation, corporate profits again expected to surge and the prospect for a more business-friendly environment in Washington, the mood on Wall Street is largely buoyant heading into the new year.
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
While Kamala Harris’s campaign was still ongoing, Carvey’s Biden was a comic harbinger of why the newly buoyant Dems might actually win.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Forecasts call for another buoyant year for stocks, the dollar to maintain its recent strength over the coming months and Treasury yields to march higher.
—Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The projections overall suggest policymakers expect the US economy next year to be buoyant, with no recession in sight.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
While Kamala Harris’s campaign was still ongoing, Carvey’s Biden was a comic harbinger of why the newly buoyant Dems might actually win.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
Forecasts call for another buoyant year for stocks, the dollar to maintain its recent strength over the coming months and Treasury yields to march higher.
—Saqib Iqbal Ahmed, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The projections overall suggest policymakers expect the US economy next year to be buoyant, with no recession in sight.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyant
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Single Woman Defies Stigmas By Sending Out Solo Holiday Cards By Melissa Fleur Afshar Life and Trends Reporter 0 Holiday cards are a cherished tradition, with cheerful family portraits gracing refrigerators nationwide each December.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
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Pansies bloom for up to six months, coloring the winter garden in a range of cheerful hues.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
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Despite the gravity of her music, her live performances are also joyful, and cheeky.Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025
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In the center of it all, children and adults danced together in a circle, their movements free and joyful.Edward Buckles Jr., TIME, 7 Jan. 2025
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But as the winds driving the inferno have slackened, experts are cautiously optimistic that the blazes can soon be beaten back.Alec Luhn, WIRED, 10 Jan. 2025
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Other Fed officials who spoke this week were more optimistic about lowering rates.Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Tascioni is an exuberant person by nature, which many antagonists mistake for naivete.Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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And the city’s best season, the exuberant weeks leading up to Mardi Gras, was on its way.Rick Rojas, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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Like most at-home teeth-whitening options, teeth-whitening pens contain an active ingredient to remove stains and neutralize tones for a whiter, brighter effect.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 9 Jan. 2025
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The brand’s new Fall/Winter collection features the Women’s Knitted Greta Top, which can be styled under a blazer, the lightweight Octavia Cashmere Scarf, in a bright red floral pattern.Nadja Sayej, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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There are a number of love stories here — Joe and Sugar figuring out if romance can conquer deception, Joe and Jerry testing their lifelong bond in the face of major personal change, and Daphne rebuffing and then reconsidering the effervescent millionaire Osgood (Edward Juvier).Chad Jones, The Mercury News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Even better news for those seeking the rebirth of a traditionally heroic Big Blue Boy Scout: Gunn has cited Grant Morrison’s effervescent All-Star Superman as his chief inspiration for the movie.A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 6 Jan. 2025
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There’s lively interplay with Rick Rosato on bass and Jonathan Pinson on drums.Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Given its flavor and sensory profiles, Barbera is an ideal selection at lunch, especially as its lively acidity cuts through the fatty qualities of all types of salumi.Tom Hyland, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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The difference is subtle, but the fine filter creates milk that's a bit bubblier than the ultrafine filter.Jaina Grey, WIRED, 12 Jan. 2025
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But concerts also start feeling poppier and bubblier in springtime, perhaps in anticipation of the even warmer, wilder and grander music events of festival-frenzied summertime.Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 24 Mar. 2024
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“Buoyant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyant. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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