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buoyed; buoying; buoys
1
: to mark by or as if by a float or buoy
buoy an anchor
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3
: to raise the spirits of
—usually used with up
hope buoys him up
: float
—usually used with up
They buoyed up like a cork.
Examples of buoy in a Sentence
Verb
The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
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Ben Coxworth
july 17, New Atlas, 17 July 2025
Our crews have located and replaced most of the missing marker buoys damaged or displaced by the floods, but boaters still need to be extremely careful to avoid flood debris.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
But the strong Karlovy Vary audience response buoyed hopes that this film will be seen more widely.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
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Noun
Utilizing this data, the anchored or boat-moored buoy is able to track the location of each of the eight divers simultaneously, relative to itself.
—Ben Coxworth
july 17, New Atlas, 17 July 2025
Our crews have located and replaced most of the missing marker buoys damaged or displaced by the floods, but boaters still need to be extremely careful to avoid flood debris.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Verb
Fans who had been buoyed by the first half of the season, which had given them that, a bit.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
But the strong Karlovy Vary audience response buoyed hopes that this film will be seen more widely.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 13 July 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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