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as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a vain buck who spends an hour before the bathroom mirror every morning
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as in money
bucks plural
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines
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as in to resist
to refuse to give in to
bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years
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as in to hand
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom
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Recent Examples of buck
Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
So there’s a growing industry of alternative easier-to-use flood barriers, ranging from $30 or so to more than a thousand bucks.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Walker won that race at a time when Republican politics were transforming with the emergence of the conservative Tea Party bucking the Obama administration.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Broadcasters are also getting more bang for their buck.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
So there’s a growing industry of alternative easier-to-use flood barriers, ranging from $30 or so to more than a thousand bucks.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
Almost 10 feet tall and wide, Saint George and the Dragon features a Black man in shorts and a tank top astride a bucking white horse that is set against a floral background.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Walker won that race at a time when Republican politics were transforming with the emergence of the conservative Tea Party bucking the Obama administration.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buck
Noun
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Every dude in this particular person's past had money.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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But Jon was always just a coolass dude.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This is the kind of guy who kicks down a door and busts somebody’s kidney with a crowbar.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
1 Oct. 2025
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Furthermore, Anarumo has been praised throughout his career for never caring about a player’s resume and simply playing the best guys.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Arizona Supreme Court appeared willing to overturn the state's popular law requiring people who spend thousands of dollars to influence the outcome of elections to identify themselves.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Vietnam was soon reunited as a Communist country, exactly the outcome France, and then the United States, had spent thirty years and billions of dollars trying to prevent.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Is intuitive budgeting effective for saving money?—
Andreina Rodriguez,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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An engineer recently wrapped a chain around a humanoid robot’s neck and violently yanked it.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Jessica Chastain has responded to Apple TV+’s decision to yank her new series, The Savant, which was originally due to release on Friday, September 26.—
Eric Vilas-Boas,
Vulture,
24 Sep. 2025
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Criminal court records reviewed by PEOPLE show the 35-year-old faces charges of public intoxication, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and a false report.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
27 Sep. 2025
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But previous presidents have resisted the temptation to exploit them, and the law has served as a powerful norm notwithstanding its weaknesses.—
Elizabeth Goitein,
Time,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But around five years ago, life handed him a raw deal.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Sep. 2025
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Thirty years after handing Florida State’s dynasty its first ACC defeat, was Virginia going to incite another Scott Stadium party?—
David Teel,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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After the surprise from her beau, the Aces star held her trophy and posed for photos with Engelbert and her family.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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McDade's beau lifted heavy weights in high school to do shot put, and was a D1 athlete at Penn State.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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