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adjective

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as in buoyant

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buoyed

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verb

past tense of buoy
1
as in cheered

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as in floated

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  1. buoyant
  2. floated
  3. jubilant
  4. lifted
  5. hovered
  6. joyous
  7. emboldened
  8. delighted
Adjective
  • Overall, Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is a very good role-playing game and one that not only is a proud addition to the Xeno series but also adds another great game to the library of the already buoyant Switch.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • All the actors are on the same page, equally at home with Chekhov’s realism and buoyant theatricality.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of buoyant
Verb
  • While the San Francisco Giants have been floated as a potential threat to steal Alonso from the Mets, could the Seattle Mariners be another one?
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The country also hopes about 10 percent of the digital nomads who flock to the country will remain there, the Taipei Times reported last year when the idea was first floated.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of floated
Adjective
  • Split Fiction takes everything the studio has learned from those games and expanded on it in the most creative and frankly jubilant way imaginable.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Ellison recalled that in Manila, the mood following the revolution was jubilant.
    — Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of jubilant
Verb
  • An hour later, American said flights were again beginning to board and the FAA lifted the nationwide ground stop.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And the lamb, which knew what weeping meant, lifted itself from the hay.
    — Karen Zautyk, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of lifted
Verb
  • Temperatures in the city hovered around the upper-30s on Friday, with a major drop in the forecast predicted for the weekend.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier in the week, the digital asset touched a fresh all-time high of $108,000 and hovered around $102,000 on Thursday.
    — Brian Evans,Sean Conlon, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of hovered
Adjective
  • This joyous drinking song begins with pep before slowing down and giving the musicians room to stretch out.
    — Alex Suskind, Vulture, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The 97th Academy Awards was a joyous affair, full of big orchestral numbers, celebrity singalongs and a triumphant hosting debut from Conan O’Brien.
    — William Earl, Variety, 3 Mar. 2025
Definition of joyous
Verb
  • As World War II went poorly for the Fascists and Mussolini’s power waned, Italians became increasingly emboldened to make jokes at Mussolini’s expense, including dirty ones about his affair with Clara Petacci.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Yes, since the highly successful IS Khorasan (ISK) attack in Moscow in March 2024, that group has been emboldened and has been projecting strike teams farther out to engage in more attacks.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of emboldened
Adjective
  • The couple are delighted with the news and are very much looking forward to starting a family together.
    — Meredith Kile, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • That sleight of hand may have delighted shareholders, but was a major loss for music creators.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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