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- buoy 1
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.
Examples of buoy in a Sentence
Verb
The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
The state government of Texas is in the process of shifting control of a line of buoys that divide the United States and Mexico in the Rio Grande to be under federal control by the Trump administration.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Mar. 2025
Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
But unlike last year, the country is entering 2025 buoyed by the market-moving successes of Chinese firms and technology.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Most countries don’t have the sweeping satellite and buoy technology that America takes for granted.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
The state government of Texas is in the process of shifting control of a line of buoys that divide the United States and Mexico in the Rio Grande to be under federal control by the Trump administration.
—Anna Giaritelli, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Mar. 2025
Verb
Small business optimism surged after President Donald Trump’s election, with entrepreneurs buoyed by expectations of lower taxes and less regulation.
—Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 12 Mar. 2025
But unlike last year, the country is entering 2025 buoyed by the market-moving successes of Chinese firms and technology.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoy. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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