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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

And with the film still expanding into more theaters and generating strong buzz, its box-office haul is poised to grow further.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 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

A similar installation to promote Modern Warfare 4 has been built in downtown LA - but it's far from the only extravagant promotional attempt to generate buzz around the game.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

This is a worse buzz than the one at the front door.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

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

A Riyadh development called Diriyah buzzes with activity around a hub of restaurants set next to a historic ruin, with a Trump-branded hotel planned nearby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Back in Seoul, the market buzzes with tourists, and business is booming for Lee.

From BBC ● Feb. 4, 2026

Her phone buzzes and spins in a circle on the table.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

The crowd at Crypto.com Arena buzzed in anticipation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 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

Every morning, my watch buzzed at 6 a.m., and I’d step outside into the soft dark, find the first arrow and start walking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

“Betsy,” she said as she was buzzed into the office on Thursday.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Gathered on the rooftop of “Wicker” distribution company Black Bear’s Santa Monica office, the two speak in matching leveled and frank tones, seemingly oblivious to the traffic and sirens buzzing below us.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 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

He turned it in his hands, the palms of his skin buzzing with a numb sensation, like he’d fallen asleep with his arm over his head.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova


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