as in swipe
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
delivered a powerful buffet to the side of the prisoner's head
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as in cabinet
a storage case typically having doors and shelves
a buffet completed the kitchen set
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as in to lick
to strike repeatedly
fierce winds buffeted the small sailboat
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Recent Examples of buffet
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Tickets get you four drinks and a breakfast buffet, plus giveaways.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Area homes still standing remain under threat as blustery Santa Ana winds continued to buffet the oceanside community about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Content is simply there, clogging up the arteries of streaming services and clickbait sites, offering up buffets of empty calories and almost instant amnesia.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Tickets get you four drinks and a breakfast buffet, plus giveaways.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The northern lights are forecast to grace the skies above the northern United States this weekend, as the Earth continues to be buffeted by a stream of solar wind.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
Area homes still standing remain under threat as blustery Santa Ana winds continued to buffet the oceanside community about 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buffet
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The race is being widely viewed as a must-win for Democrats who at the national level are still licking their 2024 election wounds, as well as a potential referendum on Trump and Musk.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2025
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Cora appears to enjoy the routine and happily lets the cat lick at the tufts of blonde hair on her head.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The show follows Richards pounding the pavement in every shot as he is violently hunted.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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That leaves us with Tim, STILL pounding the pills and booze.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2025
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The shooter behind the 2023 Nashville elementary school attack that killed six people, including three children, had been obsessively planning it for years while hiding mental health issues from family and doctors, a police report released Wednesday reveals.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Apr. 2025
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The couple went viral in 2022 when food blogger Carissa Stanton moved into their former Venice, Calif., home and found old photographs of Dann and Karen hidden in the fireplace.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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In early March, tropical storm Alfred battered Australia’s heavily populated east coast, lashing the region with damaging winds and heavy rain for several days as hundreds of thousands of homes in southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales lost power.—
Edward Szekeres and Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2025
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However, Cabello lashed out at U.S. authorities, accusing them of unjustly detaining and deporting Venezuelans under false claims of gang affiliations.—
Antonio Maria Delgado,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2025
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Aged 30, Makelele had been converted from an attacking midfielder to a deep-lying, anchoring midfielder that would protect his back line and hoover up any defensive actions that came anywhere near his orbit.—
The Athletic UK Staff,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The Ash People, who bear red headdresses and have ash smeared across their faces, then attack Jake and Neytiri with a barrage of flaming arrows.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The filing stated that in one incident, McCarrick assaulted the victim, a teenage boy, at a wedding reception in Massachusetts in 1974.—
Christopher Lamb,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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An investigation revealed the three victims were assaulted and robbed by the suspects, who are all believed to be associates of a criminal street gang, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
4 Apr. 2025
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Take it from us and whip out this gem for special occasions versus everyday wear, as Gucci recommends shielding it from direct light, heat, and rain.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Alexander Wennberg’s 10th goal of the season tied the score at 16:46 when his fellow Swede, William Eklund, whipped a pass from the left boards across the goal mouth to set-up the one-time finish with a ton of space to Dostal’s left.—
Josh Gross,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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The coup and ensuing conflict has battered its health infrastructure, leaving it ill-equipped to deal with major natural disasters.—
Eve Brennan,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Beryl, Helene and Milton, which battered large swaths of the U.S., were all Atlantic storms, while John, which caused extensive damage in the Mexican state of Guerrero, was an eastern Pacific storm.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Buffet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buffet. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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