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as in yanked
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the car bucked and stalled
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as in resisted
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 handed
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 bucked
Yet unlike nearly every match in recent memory where they have been swept away, Villa bucked the trend.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index bucked the trend, falling marginally and seeing losses mainly in basic materials stocks, while the CSI 300 index on mainland China was flat.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Nigeria, Kenya, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia bucked the trend, but confidence in the next generation’s prospects declined by double-digit percentages in China, India, Singapore, and Thailand.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Liberation, which had been struggling during the holiday weeks, bucked the trend and saw a turnaround in last week as the show jumped up 86 percent capacity (from 65 percent) at the James Earl Jones Theatre and saw grosses jump up $200,000 to $639,035, the highest of its run so far.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
In July, Urato participated in an FDA discussion in which nearly all the panelists bucked medical consensus on the safety of SSRIs during pregnancy.
—Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 13 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the CICPC is widely seen as lacking ideological loyalty to the government and at some moments has bucked state policy and directives.
—Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
To avoid the guns-versus-butter debate haunting many European governments, Merz bucked his party’s traditional preference for fiscal discipline and pushed the parliament to loosen Germany’s debt brake.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, a group of House GOP centrists who bucked their leadership by signing onto a Democratic effort to force a vote on extending the subsidies also met with a group of senators to try to chart a path to a deal that could pass in both chambers.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index bucked the trend, falling marginally and seeing losses mainly in basic materials stocks, while the CSI 300 index on mainland China was flat.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
Nigeria, Kenya, the United Arab Emirates, and Australia bucked the trend, but confidence in the next generation’s prospects declined by double-digit percentages in China, India, Singapore, and Thailand.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Liberation, which had been struggling during the holiday weeks, bucked the trend and saw a turnaround in last week as the show jumped up 86 percent capacity (from 65 percent) at the James Earl Jones Theatre and saw grosses jump up $200,000 to $639,035, the highest of its run so far.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Jan. 2026
In July, Urato participated in an FDA discussion in which nearly all the panelists bucked medical consensus on the safety of SSRIs during pregnancy.
—Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 13 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the CICPC is widely seen as lacking ideological loyalty to the government and at some moments has bucked state policy and directives.
—Rebecca Hanson, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
To avoid the guns-versus-butter debate haunting many European governments, Merz bucked his party’s traditional preference for fiscal discipline and pushed the parliament to loosen Germany’s debt brake.
—Sudha David-Wilp, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2025
On Wednesday, a group of House GOP centrists who bucked their leadership by signing onto a Democratic effort to force a vote on extending the subsidies also met with a group of senators to try to chart a path to a deal that could pass in both chambers.
—Al Weaver, The Hill, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucked
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On game night, Lavrenov was the one who threw elbows, threw down dunks and yanked down rebounds and threw outlet passes to start the fast break.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Eventually, she is yanked from the car while still tangled in her seat belt.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2026
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What tends to be lost in the record is how stubbornly Jefferson resisted change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Throughout his appearances in court and trial hearings, Yoon has repeatedly resisted investigators’ attempts to question him about his wife.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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In a preseason contest against Arizona, though, Webb was handed the play-calling reins and widely impressed in a 27-7 win.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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Over the last few years, HBO has handed Maher a two season deal each time, the last one in 2024.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two stood nose-to-nose on the field when the Steelers player grabbed onto Chase’s facemask, jerked his head and appeared to punch him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
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New-car dealers Craig Fisher of Boulder and Matthew Gebhardt of Loveland opposed Scout’s application.—
Justin Wingerter,
Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2026
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The hotel and short-term rental industry, meanwhile, opposed the potential 4% increase in the transient occupancy tax that Szabo put forward.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2026
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Per Assembly Bill 101 which passed in 2021, ethnic studies was supposed to be a graduation requirement for all California students in the class of 2030, those who would be entering high school in fall 2026.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The legislation passed the Senate in December and is awaiting approval in the House.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The relentless Chacon lurched outside after her just as his car door opened and out popped their 6-year-old son, begging his dad to stop.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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New year optimism was certainly in short supply inside Anfield as the mood lurched from restlessness to exasperation and then anger.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Previously, just one satellite in the program had reached low Earth orbit — NEONSAT-1, which flew atop an Electron in April 2024.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Once the lead reached 40 points late in the fourth quarter, the final minutes were played with a running clock.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Bucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucked. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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