bucketed

past tense of bucket

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bucketed Moving From Audience Segments To Individual Context Traditional healthcare marketing ran on segmentation—physicians bucketed by specialty, geography, prescribing patterns. Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 As Hortiz mentioned at his pre-draft presser, fullback and tight end will be bucketed together in this offense. Daniel Popper, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2026 The data was then bucketed into six indexes—tax rates, quality of life, senior population/migration trends, quality of health care, job market, and overall value—which were weighted based on responses from a March 2025 public survey. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucketed
Verb
  • In other key prizes, French director Robert Guediguian’s A Woman Today (Une Femme Aujourd’hui) won the Europa Cinemas Label, while Italian director Nicola Sorcinelli’s Balcanica scooped the People’s Choice Award.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The souvenir cups that come with the drinks have to be ordered by January and the three million melon balls are then scooped in the Bronx before being delivered to Flushing Meadows in Queens.
    Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During a past earthquake that shook the floor, only a single strand broke across all operating towers.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As Willard wheeled Athena away, fussing with an umbrella to offer the dog shade, Bech Parker shook her head in frustration.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For the third Chelsea goal, via Neto, Harry Wilson’s half-pass-half-tackle was spooned to an unmarked Palmer in the centre.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Cherry-Cream Swirl Pops These creamy pops evoke the flavors of cherries jubilee—a classic dessert of warm, boozy fruit spooned over ice cream.
    Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But in 1933, within a matter of days, they were jerked back into reality.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Once the squid gather near the surface, lines fitted with bait are lowered into the water and rapidly jerked up and down to imitate small prey such as shrimp, triggering strikes before the catch is reeled aboard.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • The color pairs especially well with earthy browns and clay reds, adds Malarkey, who recently emptied several green polishes in her kit.
    Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In Lihue, a town of 8,000 with Kauai’s primary airport, residents were stocking up on food and water as supermarket shelves emptied.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The walls of my office violently shuddered and smoke filled the hallway — but no evacuation alarm ever sounded.
    Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • On Thursday, Clancy loudly sobbed, shuddered and covered her face with her hands as a medical examiner testified about Callan’s autopsy.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Phones across the Pirriwee Peninsula vibrated ecstatically with the ping-ping-ping of parent WhatsApp group notifications.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Inside Lee Arena, a palpable energy vibrated through the crowd.
    Latif Love July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Every once in a while, when there was a pause, my eyes started to water and my body quivered and shook a little bit.
    Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Each time, brown leaves that had drifted from distant trees quivered and spun on the surface.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

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“Bucketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucketed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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