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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 dollar
a U.S. currency bill representing 100 cents dropped a buck in the collection basket

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Recent Examples of buck
Noun
During the live auction Saturday night the action is guaranteed to be fast and the bids high as people typically pay huge bucks for VIP, Hollywood experiences. Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025 Yes, Bill invested a couple of bucks into this joke. Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 27 May 2025
Verb
Nix will be looking to buck that trend and take Denver even closer to Super Bowl contention. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 Trump has also bucked Musk on other matters in recent days. Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for buck
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buck
Noun
  • Now, evidently, dude’s let his guard down and pledged to a band — which is probably good for him.
    Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
  • Luke is, first of all, one of the best dudes in the world.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Sometimes, those father figures were uncles, pastors, barbers, or that older guy from the block.
    Conial Caldwell Jr, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2025
  • Show me another time in the history of New York sports when there was a vacancy involving a big job like this and the guy conducting the search for a replacement tried to interview a bunch of guys under contract somewhere else.
    Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Live Nation is the world’s biggest live-entertainment company, a multi-billion dollar titan, yet its venture into the worlds of film and television have been uncharacteristically low-key.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 10 June 2025
  • The policy applies only to the wealthiest private institutions—those with more than $500,000 in endowment dollars per domestic student.
    Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
Noun
  • There was no winner that night—there hadn’t been a winner for the past ninety-one drawings—and so the pool of money rolled over.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
  • And sure, there are many reasons a brand might debut a more limited range: time, consumer interest, and money.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 19 June 2025
Verb
  • The administration previously yanked, and then reinstated, visas at an array of universities for more than 4,700 students this spring.
    Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 19 June 2025
  • Footage of a violent outburst aboard a Southwest Airlines flight shows a woman spitting, screaming, and yanking another passenger's hair as shocked travelers look on.
    Darlin Tillery, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • This is especially true for decentralized finance (DeFi), which, by its nature, resists traditional regulatory models.
    Irina Heaver, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Serkis, of course, can’t resist playing a couple of parts himself and takes on the affable Rooster and Farmer Jones.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • The Pittsburgh Pirates won both games, 2-1 and 5-1. 1963 — Playing the first Sunday night game in major league history because of excessive heat during the day, the Houston Colt .45s handed the San Francisco Giants their seventh straight loss in Houston, 3-0.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
  • Lamar, who is the night’s most nominated act, was handed a slew of additional trophies by host Kevin Hart, though the particulars of the awards were not named.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Mack traded vows with her beau, a man TMZ identified only as Frank, earlier this month.
    Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
  • In the photo, the new couple embraced, as Rodman kissed her beau on the cheek.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 5 June 2025

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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.

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