buffeted

verb

past tense of buffet
as in lashed
to strike repeatedly fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat

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Recent Examples of buffeted OpenAI’s salesforce buffeted by change, leadership turnover Rajic’s predecessor, Dresser, also approached her work with notable intensity. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 Growing worries over whether Big Tech’s massive investments in artificial-intelligence technology will translate into profits and whether chipmaker stocks have soared too high in the euphoria around AI have also buffeted share prices. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 During Argentina’s semifinal victory, against England, Messi, who is still playing at the unearthly age of thirty-nine, spent the opening hour of the match being buffeted and bypassed by the action. — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 20 July 2026 But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing. — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 But back in 2022, leading up to and following the release of Don't Worry Darling, her second feature in the director's chair, Wilde couldn't make it through a single media engagement without being buffeted by gusts from a maelstrom of rumors and gossip consuming her life. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 June 2026 In a business that has been buffeted by disruption for the last 20 years, I am truly blessed to stand at this moment in my career. — Steve Coffman june 4, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026 In just a few short months, we’ve been buffeted by the effects of tariffs, immigration actions and war, as well as the workplace disruption of artificial intelligence, both real and perceived. — Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026 The feeling of being buffeted by forces far outside one’s control may seem familiar today, both in Cuba and in the United States—two neighbors undergoing destabilizing change. — Geraldo L. Cadava, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffeted
  1. lashed
  2. pounded
  3. licked
  4. battered
  5. whipped
  6. pelted
  7. knocked
  8. attacked
Verb
  • Workers lashed the broad branches together with steel cables and chains.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The fight intensified Sunday when Mark Goldfeder, head of the National Jewish Advocacy Center, lashed out at Bonta and suggested California’s top law enforcement official was doing Ruffalo’s bidding by filing the antitrust lawsuit.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of lashed
Verb
  • The team's official drumline, The Pack, pounded on illuminated drums during quarter breaks, while Skye, the team's sassy, blue-haired lioness mascot, jumped onto the T-shirt cannon to launch souvenir merchandise high into stadium seats.
    — Odette Yousef, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Rodriguez pounded the strike zone, issuing his only walk in the sixth inning.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of pounded
Verb
  • Tuxedo kitten Paolina bounced onto my chest and licked my fingers.
    — Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Her entire face got licked clean off her head when suburban floodwaters breached the cardboard hull protecting Kath’s basement memorabilia stack a few months before I was born.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of licked
Verb
  • Some of those rescued are covered in mud and appear injured after being battered by the flood, one video shows.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The war has already battered Iran’s economy and inflicted mounting pain on ordinary people.
    — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of battered
Verb
  • Deploying everything from pickled green strawberries and fresh peas to whipped labneh with Banyul vinegar glaze, artful Viennoiserie evokes more than a little whimsy that spans sweet and savory.
    — The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If a recipe calls for 1 cup (unwhipped) whipping cream, substitute 2 cups whipped dessert topping, such as Cool Whip.
    — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of whipped
Verb
  • Snow crews had to leap into action early Wednesday at the Kansas City Downtown Airport – Wheeler Field after thunderstorms pelted the airport and covered it taxiways with several inches of hail.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The boat bobs, wind fills your plastic poncho like a balloon, you’re pelted with water, and the only conceivable reaction is to grip the railing and shriek with delight.
    — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pelted
Verb
  • But their rookie linebacker extended his arms, threw out a hand and knocked the ball free from London’s grasp.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026
  • When the group decided to move the party to a house nearby, Pysher walked there alone and mistakenly knocked on the wrong door.
    — Tom Hanson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • But the university’s recent actions in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was attacked on campus during that period appear at odds with that commitment.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Not long after Bungalow 8 opened, the World Trade Center was attacked.
    — Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacked

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“Buffeted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffeted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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