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buoyed; buoying; buoys
1
: to mark by or as if by a float or buoy
buoy an anchor
2
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.
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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
Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Twenty One Pilots return to the list of the top-selling titles on any physical medium at No. 12, buoyed largely by the vinyl reissue, and the rockers appear at No. 18 on the general sales roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 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
In the first quarter of this year, the toymaker’s revenue rose 170% from a year earlier, buoyed by a nearly 480% surge in overseas markets and about 100% revenue growth at home.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 16 July 2025
Twenty One Pilots return to the list of the top-selling titles on any physical medium at No. 12, buoyed largely by the vinyl reissue, and the rockers appear at No. 18 on the general sales roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 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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