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buzz

[buhz] / bʌz /


NOUN
a mild intoxication or high
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VERB
gossip
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“I came to see David Tennant in ‘Hamlet’ and there was a buzz there,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

A big signing for the new manager makes sense, get the season started with a buzz.

From BBC Aug. 5, 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 action unfolded across four venues - each powered by renewable energy - with the most noticeable buzz around the SEC Campus.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

A rush of sugar made my brain buzz with pleasure.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

Beneath him, the wine warehouse buzzes with activity.

From BBC May 18, 2026

The front bar invariably buzzes with locals looking for an after-work bite, hunters and hikers emerging from the Cumberland Plateau and even city folk who make the 1½-hour drive in search of connection.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 27, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 13, 2025

In a local Tokyo konbini, the snack aisle buzzes with excitement as adults and children alike marvel at an array of sour candies lining the store shelves.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2025

The entire room buzzes, the ghostly whispers of thousands of storytellers in the bookcases engulfing me.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

A police officer buzzed the gate of her home.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

Dozens of phones buzzed across the globe last December.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

After Duane Roberts died at 88 in November, Riverside buzzed with questions over the fate of the hotel, prompting another Roberts family lawyer to offer public assurances.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Grasshoppers jumped around our feet, bees buzzed, a crow cawed in the woods.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn

Eyewitnesses described police drones buzzing in the area.

From BBC Aug. 8, 2026

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

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

A tranquil opening shot consists of a beautiful seaside view that’s quickly invaded by buzzing drones carrying packages.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 24, 2026

Miami, which recently traded for Giannis Antetokounmpo, got the NBA buzzing this week when it accidentally posted a notice for a LeBron James introductory press conference.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The air is hot and humid, buzzing with mosquitoes, as Joey Guerrero sets off on her mission to deliver the map.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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