as in to inspire
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
the sudden improvement in his health buoyed him up
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Not even those who, inspired by occasional bouts of yellow fever, had sure access to fleeting moments of lucidity.—
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Along with starring in Sorry, Baby, Victor also wrote and directed the film, inspired by her own traumatic experiences.—
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The teeth also captured climate shifts such as the Late Antique Little Ice Age and the Medieval Climate Anomaly, which might have encouraged some increase in migration into England.—
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Those who experienced the earthquake are encouraged to report it via the USGS Felt Report form.—
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It can also be used as a bench, bearing up to 355 pounds.—
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Harriet remembered there was something: inexpressibly affecting in the aspect of the frail little creature who had done such wonderful things, and who was able to bear up, with so bright an eye and so composed a countenance, under not only such a weight of sorrow, but such a prospect of solitude.—
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“Buoy (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buoy%20%28up%29. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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