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buzz

[buhz] / bʌz /


NOUN
a mild intoxication or high
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VERB
gossip
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"The anticipation is massive for this one and all I can say is that coming into this team you can feel the buzz in the air," Lines said.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Apparel companies, including Allbirds, which has pivoted since listing, can often struggle in the stock market as they lose buzz after their initial public offerings.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

But I think brands are mainly trying to capitalize on the vintage pop-up buzz, and then might present the climate benefits of buying secondhand as an added bonus.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

"The buzz around the film has been tremendous, and we're hoping to see a bounce in student numbers in the next few years," Phiroze Vasunia, head of its Greek and Latin Department, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 30, 2026

The ear-splitting buzz of the snake’s rattle fills my ears.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

Beneath him, the wine warehouse buzzes with activity.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Instead chefs push a button that buzzes waiters’ watches to alert them to pick up food.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 13, 2025

Those honks and buzzes outside of Rosenkrantz’s apartment also needed to match the time of day depicted in the film.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 6, 2025

Thirty minutes until curtain, that darkness buzzes with precise, hive-like activity.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

I pick it up, but before I can power it off it buzzes.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour

I hadn’t even been drinking but, boy, I felt buzzed.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

In the main square, Lebanese soldiers used heavy machinery to remove rubble as drones buzzed overhead.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

Scot Turner’s broker, who’s long ignored his calls, buzzed him recently with a great opportunity—a previously closed private-equity fund.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

He buzzed about the streets of Clydebank while his brothers tried to make their way in the game.

From BBC Jun. 11, 2026

Legendary stood out in yellow, while the rest of the words buzzed in green, all against a black backdrop.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

Seconds later, she heard a buzzing sound in the sky.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

In the past few weeks, she said, the markets have been buzzing with discussions of cyclospora.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

Late on Friday, my phone started buzzing with alarms from the speech.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

But from the moment his sister took over his Senate seat, Washington has been buzzing about how her politics might differ from his.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

She was shaking with exhaustion, buzzing with adrenaline.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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