buzzed

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Volunteers handed out bottles of water, parasols and food packages to the tens of thousands of pilgrims as they made their way toward Mount Arafat, as helicopters buzzed overhead regularly.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

As cell signal returned, Alberto González’s phone buzzed nonstop with messages.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Hermanos Espinoza were one of the most buzzed about bands at the 40th South by Southwest music festival, which took place earlier this month in Austin, Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Flament was lying on a physio bed in Wasps' treatment room, only a handful of first-team appearances under his belt, when his phone buzzed.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The fluorescent fixture overhead buzzed and flickered, its blue-gray light giving our faces an ashen color, as if we were dead.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago