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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.
Examples of buoy in a Sentence
Verb
The tax breaks should help to buoy the economy.
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Louis Uccellini, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
The buoys are relatively small and light, so storms and high waves must play havoc with their anchoring and piping systems and the actual desalination equipment.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Since the 2008 global economic downturn, our under-resourced museums, no longer buoyed by onetime blockbuster exhibitions, have come to rely more on revenue generated by repeat visitation.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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Noun
And data from ocean buoys add breadth and depth to our understanding of the interaction between the atmosphere and the sea.
—Louis Uccellini, Sun Sentinel, 13 May 2025
The buoys are relatively small and light, so storms and high waves must play havoc with their anchoring and piping systems and the actual desalination equipment.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
The tariff fear-buying began in late March and continued into April, buoyed by several automakers offering special discounts or promising not to raise prices in the near term due to President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs.
—Michael Wayland, CNBC, 1 May 2025
Since the 2008 global economic downturn, our under-resourced museums, no longer buoyed by onetime blockbuster exhibitions, have come to rely more on revenue generated by repeat visitation.
—Eric Crosby, Artforum, 1 May 2025
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“Buoy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buoy. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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