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buzz

[buhz] / bʌz /


NOUN
a mild intoxication or high
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VERB
gossip
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“It definitely, at least in the short term, created a buzz around AI that had been missing for the past few weeks.”

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026

While standard drones use spinning propellers that slice through open air, creating that high-pitched buzz, Greenjets encloses spinning blades inside a pod, to muffle the sound and direct the noise away from the ground.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

"It was a war that ultimately involved everyone, and everyone was affected," said Guitarricadelafuente, who has generated Oscars buzz for his performance.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

And what an atmosphere we receive here, excited by the warmth and energy of the images — that camera team was busy — and the buzz of joyful disagreement.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

The first question is almost exactly like one that was in our homework, so I get that little buzz that says this test may be okay.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Beneath him, the wine warehouse buzzes with activity.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

A four-part ‘Lord of the Flies’ buzzes onto Netflix, ‘Othello’ gets a pared-down, four-actor staging, the Venice Biennale lures art lovers to La Serenissima, and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

In “Trouble,” she buzzes with nervous energy, her dizzying delivery of Raphaelson’s smart dialogue creating the template for the screwball heroines soon to follow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026

At night, Mandarin Plaza buzzes with conversation from the tea shop in the center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

He leaves, and my phone buzzes again inside the jacket.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

The crowd at Crypto.com Arena buzzed in anticipation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026

KYIV, Ukraine—As six Ukrainian drones buzzed toward a Russian army warehouse in occupied eastern Ukraine on Monday, the pilots found their connections disrupted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

And so, on a late morning in late August, I buzzed the seventh floor and rode the elevator straight into the belly of the beast.

From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026

One evening in early August, farmer Daniel Sizer's phone buzzed with a message.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Instrumental jazz buzzed in my ear, sending my current stress level to a 6.9.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

Its tight curves and angled seams recall aeronautic skins, giving the surface a sense of buzzing movement — an appropriate preview for what’s inside.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

But I remember the questions, and the rhythm of her phone buzzing on the table.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

Eilish Rothney, a nature reserve manager for the Trinity Broads at the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, found wasps buzzing around the room in June, when she returned from conducting surveys.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Those who stayed, most of them elderly, got used to cooking over open fires in their courtyards and the sound of drones buzzing overhead.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

It arrives unannounced and uninvited, like a fly buzzing around a picnic.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish


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