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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
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
The guests at FunDimension in Wynwood got quite the bang for their buck Monday night when a soccer god showed up at a World Cup watch party.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Apple — Shares bucked the tech sell-off trend and rebounded slightly after Apple had its worst day in over a year on Thursday.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
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Noun
One shopper even shared a hack for getting the most bang for your buck on the prepared chicken.
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Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
25 June 2026
The guests at FunDimension in Wynwood got quite the bang for their buck Monday night when a soccer god showed up at a World Cup watch party.
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Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Verb
After all, there's undoubtedly a white space in the industry for anyone willing to buck typical wedding-fashion traditions.
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Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
26 June 2026
Apple — Shares bucked the tech sell-off trend and rebounded slightly after Apple had its worst day in over a year on Thursday.
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Davis Giangiulio,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buck
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Not the fun stuff — waving down at your antlike neighbors, chatting up green alien dudes — but the dicey stuff like zero gravity and sound and communication distortions?
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But when danger walks in courtesy of a very large and formidable alien, Kara walks out and throws hands at the dude.
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After a lengthy, wide-ranging search for their next coach, the Portland Trail Blazers have chosen one of the guys already at the front of the line.
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Alcantara has never been known as a strikeout guy.
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Proponents of the authorization note that the $155 million investment arrives four years after a severe drought in the Sacramento Valley in 2022 had cost local communities hundreds of millions of dollars and roughly 1,500 jobs.
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Two years after opening in the historic 1920s venue, Stile DTLA has unveiled its multimillion-dollar renovation.
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For the superstar whose private jet is tracked, whose every appearance is documented and whose movements become global headlines within minutes, an arena transformed into a private world may be the closest thing to privacy that money can buy.
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Multiple network insiders said Tuesday afternoon that no clear front-runner has emerged for James, but that money will not drive the decision.
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For the past couple of years, volunteers have cut grass, trimmed and yanked out invasive vines.
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Roberts quickly gave up a run-scoring single to Christian Yelich and was yanked with the bases loaded and no outs.
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The Ground Above, her follow-up to 2022’s Weather Alive, resists the tacit assumption that an artist’s catalogue should walk a straight line.
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Ask for the dressing on the side, or resist ordering the extra ranch dip or heavily marinated meat.
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For purpose, whether anyone can trace their daily work to the larger picture without being handed a slogan.
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In the midst of handing the job over to his son, even as Diego is making a speech about water supplies, hygiene and education, Don Alejandro snatches it back to cheers, clutches his heart and dies.
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In addition to a potential new beau, Randolph wants Ainsley to find herself in season 3.
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At the top of her list is a new beau.
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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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