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adjective

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as in buoyant

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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy
1
as in cheered

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2
as in floated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyed
  1. buoyant
  2. floated
  3. jubilant
  4. lifted
  5. hovered
  6. joyous
  7. emboldened
  8. delighted
Adjective
  • 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.
    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
Definition of buoyant
Verb
  • While the San Francisco Giants have been floated as a potential threat to steal Alonso from the Mets, could the Seattle Mariners be another one?
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Her name has been frequently floated as a candidate for a pre-emptive pardon by Bardon.
    Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of floated
Adjective
  • Kwanzaa in Milwaukee began in a jubilant display of dance and drums on Thursday night.
    David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Upon meeting with his boss, the suspiciously jubilant Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), Thomas is tasked with traveling to a secluded castle in the Carpathian Mountains to obtain a Transylvanian nobleman's signature for the purchase of a decrepit Wisborg mansion.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of jubilant
Verb
  • An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday.
    Brian Evans,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hovered
Adjective
  • This joyous eight-day festival is a time for reflection, togetherness and, of course, festive decor that brings the spirit of the holiday to life.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Adding to the pleasure, Wolfe and Brown conspire to give us the full benefit of the joyous talents of Lesli Margherita (as Tessi Tura), Lili Thomas (Mazeppa) and Mylinda Hull (Electra), strutting their stuff to the lip of the stage, delighting the audience.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • As World War II went poorly for the Fascists and Mussolini’s power waned, Italians became increasingly emboldened to make jokes at Mussolini’s expense, including dirty ones about his affair with Clara Petacci.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Yes, since the highly successful IS Khorasan (ISK) attack in Moscow in March 2024, that group has been emboldened and has been projecting strike teams farther out to engage in more attacks.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of emboldened
Adjective
  • The coaching staff are delighted with him — for his quality, his work ethic, his humour around the dressing room and his desire to improve.
    Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Customers were delighted with the diversity, quality, efficiency and reliability of services, which were often experienced as different and superior to those of competitors.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of delighted
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