bucketed

past tense of bucket

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucketed
Verb
  • Other previous winners include Ezra Collective (2023), Little Simz (2022), and Arlo Parks (2021), while the likes of Arctic Monkeys, PJ Harvey, Dave and The xx have also scooped the trophy over the years.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Trailing by two, the final drive started with a bad snap; Breece Hall scooped it up and turned it into a seven-yard gain.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The new coach shook hands, smiled for cell phone pictures and signed posters for wave after wave of kids.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Judkins shook a tackle and showed impressive acceleration on his 46-yard run for the game’s first touchdown, but otherwise the Browns just took what was available and followed the lead of their defense.
    Zac Jackson, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Bolognese Bolognese is a classic sauce for pasta, but this version is also excellent with rice, potatoes or spooned over tender roasted spaghetti squash and acorn squash.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Travis jerked open the door and slid on his butt down a wing that was on fire.
    Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Over the following decades, as psychological treatments and laws changed, most asylums emptied.
    Jen Rose Smith, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Lue emptied the bench in the fourth, and the young players couldn’t hold on to the lead in the waning minutes.
    Janis Carr, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earth shuddered with yet another wave of extinctions in this initial chill.
    Peter Brannen, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
  • For much of last season, Atletico appeared set to seriously compete on all fronts, but their season shuddered to a stop in March with a series of disappointing defeats by Barcelona and Madrid across La Liga, Copa del Rey and the Champions League.
    Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Bucketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucketed. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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