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
Ramsen Shamon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Keep a hose, bucket of water, or a shovel with dirt or sand nearby to extinguish a fire.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The sources typically can be bucketed into equity and debt.
—Sunayana Gutta, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Noun
This is just the drop in the bucket.
—Ramsen Shamon, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
Keep a hose, bucket of water, or a shovel with dirt or sand nearby to extinguish a fire.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
The Vikings identified Felton early in the process and bucketed him in the middle rounds.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
The sources typically can be bucketed into equity and debt.
—Sunayana Gutta, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucket
Noun
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The Silos’ Food Truck Park also offers a range of local vendors with loads of meals and drinks to enjoy all day long.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
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Choose storage with wheels This trunk with wheels can be moved depending on needs; plus, with all its ample room, it can be filled with loads of extra clothes and necessities for the home, like paper towels and toilet paper rolls, until they are needed inside the house.—
Michelle Mastro,
Architectural Digest,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Young children with dragons and cows painted on their small faces eagerly waited in line for kettle corn and ice cream at the many food trucks that lined the outer circle of the farm.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Explosives were mixed in kettles on the mezzanine level before being pumped into heating kettles on the main floor, McCracken said.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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If only a small area is affected, scoop off and enjoy the rest of the container.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Blue Jays scooped him up on waivers after the Red Sox designated him for assignment in September of last year.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The earthquake shook at a depth of just 4 miles, with its epicenter roughly 9 miles west of Johannesburg.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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Nearly two years later, there’s still evidence at the crime scene that shook this small island country — ash on jutting rocks, melted scraps of plastic and fabric scattered in the verdant shrubbery where wild dogs stalk giant lizards.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
26 Oct. 2025
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Gigantic magnetic bubbles also break free from the Sun as the solar magnetic field reconfigures, launching up to fifty billion tons of plasma into interplanetary space.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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The test van is right in the middle of the group being a 2500 3/4 ton model with a high roof and a 12 foot cargo box.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But families attend this event mainly for the festive atmosphere, so don’t go expecting to fill up your Halloween pail.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
21 Oct. 2025
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And, that there was a goblin, squatting in my skull, rattling a metal pail full of bolts and hissing failure, rot, spoil.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To serve, divide the rice into bowls and spoon the roasted vegetables over the top.—
Laura Mclively,
Mercury News,
15 Oct. 2025
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With jammy, juicy cherries swimming in a salty, tangy sauce, all spooned over crispy-skilled chicken, the foundation is strong.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Even the coldest heart has been melted by the tear-jerking video of a cat trying her best to clean her ears after they were cut off due to cancer.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Paul goes to shake her hand but jerks it back, then gives her a left-handed handshake.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Bucket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucket. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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