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as in to brighten
to become glad or hopeful
buck up, kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be
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as in to encourage
to fill with courage or strength of purpose
a surprise presidential visit to buck up the troops
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Recent Examples of buck up
What’s continued to set the Fosters apart is their work bucking up evacuees and neighbors.
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
But to do that, the Coast Guard needs to buck up, build, and then advocate for an aviation strategy that makes few, if any, compromises.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
An Amazon search currently shows me options from seven bucks up to a hundred.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
In an effort to buck up the troops, Altemus has been communicating this message to employees over the last week.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
But to do that, the Coast Guard needs to buck up, build, and then advocate for an aviation strategy that makes few, if any, compromises.
—Craig Hooper, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
An Amazon search currently shows me options from seven bucks up to a hundred.
—New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2024
In an effort to buck up the troops, Altemus has been communicating this message to employees over the last week.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buck up
Verb
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After predictably dimming for multiple months, the stellar explosion inexplicably began brightening again.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
14 Aug. 2025
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Pro tip: Go one shade lighter to instantly brighten and lift your undereye area.—
Allure,
Allure,
8 Aug. 2025
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Those ordinary demands may encourage AI use even more.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
17 Aug. 2025
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Are there opportunities for workshops for parents? Innovation Balance: Do policies encourage responsible experimentation or only focus on restrictions?—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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After dinner, on weekends, the prime activity is to take a chair by the river, grab a glass of wine or a cup of tea (and a cookie) and look up at the stars in this dark sky region, comparing impressions with other guests.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Jena had looked up at the old woman, through a haze of rank blood and bloated flies and plundering weakness, and had known she never would.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Aug. 2025
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The haunted house, inspired by the iconic 80s horror film of the same name, first featured at the annual mecca for horror fans in 2018.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The smells that inspire the fragrance mastermind at Hermès By Linda Wells Photo-Illustration: Chop Choppish Shop Read On Machine-Head Slumber Party New cutting-edge earbuds block noise and lull you to sleep.—
Jeanne Malle,
Air Mail,
7 Aug. 2025
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Flaky croissants warm in glowing bakeries, accordion notes drift through the air, and lovers linger by the Seine.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts will glow orange, as well.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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Nobody needed to go into the brush and stir that bear up.—
Howard Copenhaver,
Outdoor Life,
23 Apr. 2025
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In 1970, the average Chinese woman was expected to bear up to six children throughout her lifetime.—
Micah McCartney,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Slurp, the zombie Pugsley revived earlier in the season, also manages to break free and storms into the office where Dr. Fairburn and Augustus are hiding.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If an extension is not passed in the coming weeks, the programs in California and other states can still be revived later if something eventually clears all the legislative and executive hurdles in Washington.—
Rob Nikolewski,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Buck up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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