1
as in loads
a considerable amount
made buckets of money in the stock market
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1
as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire
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2
as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging
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Recent Examples of bucket
Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
To soak your clothes prior to washing, fill a bucket or your bathtub with cool to warm water and add 1 cup of vinegar before immersing your clothes into the solution.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Sunayana Gutta, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The company’s product portfolio can be broadly bucketed into three categories.
—Stockstory Team, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
His struggles are a drop in a bucket of lackluster results this season for the seven-time champion.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Aug. 2025
To soak your clothes prior to washing, fill a bucket or your bathtub with cool to warm water and add 1 cup of vinegar before immersing your clothes into the solution.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
The sources typically can be bucketed into equity and debt.
—Sunayana Gutta, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
The company’s product portfolio can be broadly bucketed into three categories.
—Stockstory Team, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucket
Noun
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Olde Tyme Kettle Korn: Between the kettle corn, caramel kettle corn and roasted peanuts, this booth sells out every year, Luv’s Brownies: Freshly baked brownies, ice cream and coffee drinks.—
Linda Zavoral,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2024, the brand unveiled a limited-edition Tea Kettle Collective, which entailed debuting one new tea kettle every day for 15 consecutive days.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Once mixed, scoop out at least 1 cup of soil into a zipper lock bag and label the bag with a sample identification.—
Nora Doonan,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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Dylan tried to scoop the beads back into the tipped bin.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Han shook off criticisms of the small ring by also noting that both Belly and Jeremiah are college students on a budget.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Netflix is back out looking for a director for Fast and Loose, after Michael Bay and Will Smith were unable to bridge creative differences and Bay shook loose of the film Wednesday.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Raleigh will be discussed below, but Kirk never strikes out, hits a ton of line drives and uses the entire field.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In total, the Evija tips the scales at 4,167 pounds with fluids: nearly half a ton lighter than a Rimac Nevera or the closely related Pininfarina Battista.—
Tim Pitt,
Robb Report,
6 Aug. 2025
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As the Hornets’ future at center, he’ll be tasked with doing plenty of the dirty work and other inevitable duties like setting screens, and seemed to have no problem with the lunch pail mentality.—
Roderick Boone
Updated July 11,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2025
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Eventually, pails and shovels were replaced by footballs and Frisbees, but the beach bag was still the repository for books, one for each of us.—
Maggie Mulqueen,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
Verb
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Every bite of this dish, whether spooned from a steaming bowl or crisped into fritters, represents how food can carry the weight of memory, love, and history.—
Sami Tamimi
August 6,
Literary Hub,
6 Aug. 2025
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The set also includes a serving fork and spoon so guests can pile up their plates.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Just a few blocks from arrival, the car lurched toward the other lane—which was, thankfully, empty—and immediately jerked back.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
13 May 2025
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Having already had to navigate a 180-degree turn around a roundabout at 80km per hour, the road jerked to the left with around 1.6km remaining and, with some riders forced wide, the group was split.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
Noun
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Piled high into a thick, split-top bun, the tender chunks of lobster meat are mixed with a just-right amount of mayo (or with warm butter, if that’s your preference) and served with potato chips.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
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This mid-August week sees a big chunk of the Fast & Furious franchise hit streaming, plus a distressing docuseries, and more.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Bucket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucket. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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