as in vigorousness
the ability to remain strong and joyful despite challenges
Never ones to be discouraged by a few setbacks, they woke up every morning with a renewed buoyancy to move forward.
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Recent Examples of buoyancy
There will be those moments when the buoyancy of hope will be transformed into the fatigue of despair.
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Lydia Price, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Madcap ad-libs, tumbling drum fills, and billowing melodies suggest vitality and flowing water, bringing a disorienting air of buoyancy to curiosities about the end of existence.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
This unique mechanism is complemented by an oily liver which allows the goblin shark to float with near-neutral buoyancy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
That sudden buoyancy can sometimes carry dust into the air.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
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Lydia Price, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
Madcap ad-libs, tumbling drum fills, and billowing melodies suggest vitality and flowing water, bringing a disorienting air of buoyancy to curiosities about the end of existence.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
This unique mechanism is complemented by an oily liver which allows the goblin shark to float with near-neutral buoyancy.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
That sudden buoyancy can sometimes carry dust into the air.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 7 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for buoyancy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buoyancy
Noun
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Getty Images That said, international and U.S. stock returns tend to ebb and flow in cycles, with each showing multi-year periods of relative strength and weakness.—
Greg Iacurci,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Today's demonstrations show the strength of our growing movement, powered by people of all walks of life coming together to demand investments in our communities, not more cages.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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The enthusiasm has spawned an industry that turns offal—a catchall term for an animal’s nonmuscular parts—into pill or powdered form.—
Valerie Trapp,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Royals broadcaster Rex Hudler wears his heart on his sleeve when calling games, and his enthusiasm is evident to anyone who has tuned to FanDuel Sports Kansas City.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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There was a freshness and an exuberance to their play.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, emerging talent Ifeanyi Koko, a 20-year-old who recently earned his first national team cap in the 2025 FIBA AfroBasket qualifiers, is set to inject youthful exuberance into the squad.—
Sindiswa Mabunda,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
Noun
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That absurd seriousness about such a ridiculous world is part of the vitality of the comedy.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Like the film, the new adaptation uses the same archival footage of McCarthy and others from committee hearings and interviews, but what worked well for the multiplex lacks the same vitality in person.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Standing Together, but Standing Out Executives agreed that Watches and Wonders served as a statement of the industry’s vitality and vibrancy, with a need to express themselves to the right audience of collectors and enthusiasts.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The Launch of British Watchmakers’ Day To demonstrate the existence and vibrancy of the British watch sector, Audsley proposed one day per year where British watchmakers would release a special edition watch available exclusively on that date and at a special venue.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Buoyancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoyancy. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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