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- buoy 1
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.
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Verb
The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Figure 4 shows an example of a daytime camera image in degraded visibility conditions, of a 1 m wide buoy at a range of 2 nautical miles (3.6 miles).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Optimism among company chief financial officers dropped in the first quarter as tariff risks and uncertainty began to cloud an outlook among business executives that had been buoyed by President Donald Trump's election victory, according to a survey by two Federal Reserve banks and Duke University.
—Howard Schneider, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Texas looks to gift its buoys to Trump Texas is waiting for the Trump administration to drop the case, with the Justice Department moving quickly behind the scenes to dissolve legal challenges to the buoys.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Figure 4 shows an example of a daytime camera image in degraded visibility conditions, of a 1 m wide buoy at a range of 2 nautical miles (3.6 miles).
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Sophomore star Hannah Hidalgo often had buoyed the offense in the early months.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Optimism among company chief financial officers dropped in the first quarter as tariff risks and uncertainty began to cloud an outlook among business executives that had been buoyed by President Donald Trump's election victory, according to a survey by two Federal Reserve banks and Duke University.
—Howard Schneider, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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