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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy

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Recent Examples of buoyed
Adjective
But Democrats did not view it as a good faith effort, and, feeling buoyed about their chances in the midterms, said Bondi further damaged her credibility with a party hoping to take the majority. Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026 The online hype faded but the stock stayed relatively buoyed. Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025 Marsch will likely come away from this game feeling more buoyed than ever about Tani Oluwaseyi – who did not appear until the 78th minute – as the right forward to play beside Jonathan David. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
Adjective
  • Whatever its ingredients, magma is naturally buoyant.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Newborn whales are negatively buoyant, Gero said.
    Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Laying on his side in the crease, the goalie lifted his left pad to stop Dahlin's shot from the slot.
    CBS News, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Tatum played the entire fourth quarter for the second straight game, his minutes limit seemingly lifted.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • She’s viewed as one of the most progressive members of the House of Representatives and has been floated as a potential candidate in either the 2028 presidential race or as a challenger to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a Democrat.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Mamdani has also floated the idea of raising taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, a proposal Hochul has resisted.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The whole set was a jubilant Malaysian dance party.
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Oscar Grabbing his third trophy of the night, Paul Thomas Anderson joined his jubilant cast (including Teyana Taylor, literally jumping for joy) onstage and got the last words of the night.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 16 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The crowd booed in response but cheered when Bannon mentioned Paxton.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • By the time the final seconds ticked off the clock, many Houston fans had cleared out and the Illinois supporters stood and cheered as their team celebrated.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Prices for brent crude, the global oil benchmark, hovered around $110 a barrel Friday morning, while bond yields shot up.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The school district’s enrollment has hovered around 14,650 students for the past decade, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Opening day is a joyous thing, a classic source of eternal optimism.
    Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That gives its performances on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, a bit more social urgency, though the chorus will no doubt inject the same joyous vigor and skill that it is known for.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • But walking away would leave US Gulf allies exposed to an angry, emboldened Iran that has just demonstrated its ability to destroy their energy infrastructure at will.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Detainees, emboldened by the attention, organized a protest in a yard at the facility that was captured in an aerial photograph and widely published on social media.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 20 Mar. 2026

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“Buoyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyed. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.

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