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as in scooped
to lift out with something that holds liquid
bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire
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as in shook
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 bucketed
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.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucketed
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Adolescence scooped four prizes at the Royal Television Society Programme Awards on Tuesday night, with Owen Cooper receiving two honors.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
24 Mar. 2026
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Isaiah Evans came through for a momentum-swinging slam and scooped five offensive boards from the wing.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The snake struck and shook its tail to protect itself, releasing its notorious rattle warning.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
26 Mar. 2026
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The death of Rodarte shook the Northern California town of about 12,000, marking the city’s first officer killed in the line of duty in more than a century.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Their night was summed up when Marc Guehi spooned a chance over from six yards deep into stoppage time, after Mavropanos had blocked on the line from Nico O’Reilly.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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This Garlic-Thyme Sauce would also be excellent spooned over filet slices.—
Karla Walsh,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The threatened building at the end of Williams Avenue in Strathmere has been emptied, and the township committee voted this week to demolish it.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Your life is not a sprint, and your mind is not a fuel tank to be emptied.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
25 Mar. 2026
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At least the elevator still creaked and shuddered, as in the old days, finally trembling open on the eighth floor.—
Rick Bragg,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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Later, when Tristan gently put his hand on Marke’s shoulder, the king shuddered.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The roar of the crowds gathered at the base of the 101-story building still echoed in his ears, and the thrill of scaling its ten abstract metal dragons vibrated through his body.—
Outside,
Outside,
23 Feb. 2026
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Even the bathrooms down the hall vibrated with rhythm.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Vogue,
17 Feb. 2026
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For a moment, the plane quivered around them like a greyhound straining on a leash.—
Burkhard Bilger,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Bucketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucketed. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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