buoying

verb

Definition of buoyingnext
present participle of buoy
1
as in infusing

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2
as in floating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoying
  1. infusing
  2. floating
  3. hovering
  4. lifting
  5. strengthening
  6. gliding
  7. abetting
  8. riding
Verb
  • The martini is resurgent, with bartenders experimenting by infusing traditional spirits with unique ingredients such as olive oil or savory flavors.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • By playing the straight man and infusing his lines with a leading man’s gravitas, Mescal elevates the eccentric premise into an absurdly sentimental, and at times perverse, romantic comedy.
    Amanda Wicks, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of infusing
Verb
  • Officials are also floating the designation of 4,395 acres of land as critical habitat across Alameda, Marin, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura counties in California.
    Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In early 2023, Greenpeace activists boarded and occupied a Shell floating production, storage and offloading vessel while it was being transported in the Atlantic Ocean.
    Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of floating
Verb
  • This trend is concerning for sellers but offers some relief for buyers—although mortgage rates, hovering between 6 percent and 7 percent, remain a hurdle.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Kim was a central figure in Yoon’s martial law enforcement, which led to special forces troops encircling the National Assembly building and army helicopters hovering over it.
    Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of hovering
Verb
  • Emotional pain is a bit like lifting a bulky, heavy table.
    Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • But a number of countries—the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates—were even thinking about lifting sanctions if Assad.
    John Feffer, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifting
Verb
  • Based on my experience guiding companies through strengthening their privacy practices, here are four steps to consider.
    Jodi Daniels, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This one-stop-shop approach eliminates the need for fragmented solutions, further strengthening its market position.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of strengthening
Verb
  • Our testers loved that this show-stealing eyeliner was easy to maneuver thanks to its angular tip that painted pigmented, smear-proof lines — gliding smoothly across mature eyelids with wrinkles, too.
    Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Central to their operations are specialized vehicles designed to conquer any environment—whether traversing rugged landscapes, gliding over water or entering conflict zones.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of gliding
Verb
  • In a 2023 criminal case, 31 people were convicted of abetting local mobsters by lying about paying protection money to the group, which served to protect them, according to the judge’s sentencing document.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Singapore Reuters — A Singapore court charged a property billionaire on Friday with obstructing justice and abetting offenses by a disgraced ex-transport minister jailed a day earlier in the city-state’s high-profile government graft case.
    Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of abetting
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  • Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler may not be riding off into the sunset just yet.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Emergency Lawyers said at least 20 people had been killed, including at least 14 who were riding on a bus that was hit.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of riding
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