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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
Robinhood also bucked the downtrend after regulators approved amendments that would replace a controversial but long-held minimum equity rule for active day traders.
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Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Veritas is one of a select few firms that have bucked that trend this year.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Parnes reports that Cox has bucked common political rhetoric again with a call for better angels.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
The second rider for Nashville, Austin Richardson, appeared to get knocked out aboard Hold on Loosely when the bull bucked violently coming out of the chute and Richardson’s upper body flung forward, causing his face shield to smash against the bull’s head.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Facing a massive funding gap, the Chicago Board of Education bucked the mayor last week on the 2025-26 budget in a stunning vote.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But Lamar's murder bucked that notion.
—Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
What the scores show Detroit Public Schools Community District bucked the state trend and improved its third grade reading scores, exceeding pre-pandemic levels of students scoring proficient or advanced.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Legislature, Collins remained loyal to DeSantis in recent months while many of his colleagues bucked the governor.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Alex Harring, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2025
Veritas is one of a select few firms that have bucked that trend this year.
—Hank Tucker, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Parnes reports that Cox has bucked common political rhetoric again with a call for better angels.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 17 Sep. 2025
The second rider for Nashville, Austin Richardson, appeared to get knocked out aboard Hold on Loosely when the bull bucked violently coming out of the chute and Richardson’s upper body flung forward, causing his face shield to smash against the bull’s head.
—Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
Facing a massive funding gap, the Chicago Board of Education bucked the mayor last week on the 2025-26 budget in a stunning vote.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
But Lamar's murder bucked that notion.
—Trymaine Lee, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
What the scores show Detroit Public Schools Community District bucked the state trend and improved its third grade reading scores, exceeding pre-pandemic levels of students scoring proficient or advanced.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 27 Aug. 2025
In the Legislature, Collins remained loyal to DeSantis in recent months while many of his colleagues bucked the governor.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucked
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Some even report being pinched and yanked at while in the room, staff say the pincher is the ghost of a homeless little girl who occupied the vacant prison during the Great Depression.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Annoyed Detroit ticketholders reacted Wednesday on YoungBoy fan sites after the LCA show was yanked from the tour schedule.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Many salaried workers at General Motors initially resisted the return to the office policy.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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The move is a departure for an organization that has resisted significant leadership changes under the ownership of the Monfort family.—
Melissa Lockard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Penalised for an apparent foul after winning possession close to West Ham’s goal, he was handed his fifth booking of the season and will now be suspended for Sunday’s visit of Crystal Palace.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The rap mogul’s defense team argued in their sentencing memo that Combs should be handed no more than 14 months for the two guilty counts.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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The president starts out by making a visit to Liberty Arena to play basketball with some school children, then gets jerked away when the crisis happens.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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The Israel Defense Forces’ chief of staff, Maj Gen Eyal Zamir, adamantly opposed the latest decision to take over Gaza City, and questioned the high-risk operation targeting Hamas leadership in Qatar.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 Sep. 2025
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Despite pressure to act, Americans are, by and large, opposed to raising the FRA.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Democrats countered that the GOP proposal actually is partisan, since Republicans are seeking to extend funding following the passage of a controversial spending bill that narrowly passed in July over the objections of all congressional Democrats.—
Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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But as the months have passed, Juni has stopped stashing food, loves to nap, and seems so much more at ease.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The escalator lurched to a halt just after the pair got on.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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On Halloween of 2022, just weeks into the new school year, senior Ehni Ler Htoo was making his way through the halls of Proctor High School in Utica, New York, when a fellow student lurched at him from behind, repeatedly plunging a 9-inch hunting knife into his back.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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Varland reached back for the second-hardest pitch of his career, striking out Giancarlo Stanton with 101 mph to hold the lead.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Iran reportedly executed six prisoners Saturday who the regime claimed carried out deadly attacks in the country’s oil-rich southwest on behalf of Israel, marking the latest surge in executions that rights groups say have reached levels unseen in decades.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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“Bucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucked. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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