1
as in scooping
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 shaking
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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Helicopters and super scoopers--specialized firefighting aircraft scooping water out of Pine Flat Lake-- supported suppression efforts as visibility allowed.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025 -
In addition, Cadillac might be scooping customers up from Germans now — something the brand had been trying to do for decades — but EV tech is moving quickly.—
Robert Ferris,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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Practice rounds sometimes turn into showcases of raw talent, the kind that leave teammates shaking their heads at the sound off his club face.—
Zach Sweet,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Police alleged that the brain bleed was consistent with shaking an infant.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Try spooning dollops of high-quality marinara over the top before baking for extra depth.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
21 Aug. 2025
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The story follows a Jewish family across five generations, from childhood to adulthood, blending laughs and tear-jerking moments, just like in Bob-Waksberg’s other shows.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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Tear-jerking purple prose designed to make a Baby Boomer nostalgic and sad.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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Start by emptying shelves, removing all items, one shelf at a time.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
2 Sep. 2025
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Express lines moved rapidly, emptying entirely within 10 minutes of gates opening and flowing smoothly for the rest of the evening.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
31 Aug. 2025
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Rodríguez’s phone is vibrating, shaking the bottle and glasses, though the chicharrones don’t move.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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This zoo of proposals all introduce new effects outside the horizon that should change how a vibrating black hole emits gravitational waves.—
Matt von Hippel,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Aug. 2025
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Andy sighed, shuddering between them.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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The White House will be well aware of this fact, particularly in an environment where fiscally conservative Republicans will be shuddering at Uncle Sam’s $37 trillion (and growing) national debt.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Bucketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucketing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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