bucked

verb

past tense of buck
1
as in yanked
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

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2
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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3
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 The solid results bucked a downward trend for tech giants this quarter, as companies including Alphabet, Amazon and Intel had disappointing quarterly results. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Seb Stafford-Bloor Michael Olise (Bayern Munich and France) Harry Kane bucked the trend slightly by lifting the Ballon d’Or this week despite not having won a Champions League or national-team tournament over the previous 12 months. — Senior Football, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 But Argentina has bucked that trend under President Javier Milei and may extend its 48-hour workweek. — Mauricio Savarese, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 However, on several high-profile votes, including those related to the Iran war, Fetterman has bucked his party and voted with Republicans. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 7 Oct. 2026 But, for a long time, it was believed Zavodovski Island had bucked this trend. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026 Meta Platforms — Shares of the social media giant bucked the broader market trend, rising 6%. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026 In the 2002 midterms, Republicans again bucked the historical trend, gaining seats in both chambers following the post-9/11 political climate. — Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026 Two go-their-own-way Democrats bucked the party on a routine procedural vote, angering colleagues and raising a red flag about potential party divisions to come. — Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucked
  1. yanked
  2. resisted
  3. handed
  4. jerked
  5. opposed
  6. passed
  7. lurched
  8. reached
Verb
  • The district secured $150 million in federal funding to fix the issue, but it was yanked back as part of cost-cutting efforts in 2025, then recently re-instated this year.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026
  • With the wheels threatening to come off, Rays manager Kevin Cash yanked Seymour and put in Kevin Kelly.
    — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of yanked
Verb
  • More recently, Newsom has resisted calls to fund Proposition 36, a ballot measure that levies harsher penalties for petty crime that voters overwhelmingly approved in 2024.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
  • For Netflix, which has traditionally resisted filmmakers’ efforts to secure theatrical releases for their movies, the film actually represents a first — the first time the streamer has released a movie in Imax.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of resisted
Verb
  • Eighty-eight years later, medical professionals won dramatic victories as part of the sweeping blue wave that handed Democrats control of Congress and many state and local offices.
    — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Often, parents are handed an outdated brochure and sent on their way, Silsby said.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of handed
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  • During the test, Linton jerked and twitched in what prosecutors described as an attempt to fake a seizure.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Somewhere nearby, in a dark office, an eavesdropping oreja has just jerked to attention on his hard little chair.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of jerked
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  • The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office opposed recusal.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The arch is opposed by a small group of veterans and an architectural historian who sued in federal court in Washington, saying Congress must endorse the project.
    — Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, has already passed the House but is still awaiting Senate approval.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The bill passed the House in July 2025 by a 294-134 vote, but failed to advance in the Senate in September on a 49-50 procedural vote.
    — Greg Iacurci,Annie Nova,Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Sarah Agostino,Mike Winters, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of passed
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  • The insurrection drew immediate and obvious parallels to the United States, which, during much of the past decade, has lurched alongside Brazil through a strange hall of mirrors.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • And there was a frenzy as one man, grimacing and sweating, lurched along pulling a truck with a rope.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of lurched
Verb
  • The stock is down 26% from the high reached almost a year ago.
    — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The death toll reached 31 as emergency workers and volunteers removed bodies throughout the day and looked for more than 45 people still missing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of reached

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