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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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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Recent Examples of bucketing
Six months later, the internship — some of which bore all the glamour of scrubbing bird poop and bucketing hundreds of pounds of fish as dolphin food — developed into a full-time gig as a trainer.
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Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucketing
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Do top colleges really care about a summer job scooping ice cream?—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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Naturally, Bravo’s bigwigs and Cohen were pretty peeved to see gossip sites scooping them on their own reunion.—
Kory Grow,
Rolling Stone,
10 June 2026
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Twenty minutes later, Balogun scored again, after shaking off a tackle and sending the ball just inside the goalpost.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
13 June 2026
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In the post-game interview, asked how the victory felt to share with his father, Brunson paused shaking his head, too overwhelmed to speak.—
Tom Tapp,
Deadline,
13 June 2026
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Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Basement dehumidifiers can require continual emptying in summer, so use one with a drain hose for easy operation.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
10 June 2026
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Robert paid tribute to his trailblazing dad on multiple occasions throughout season 34, including a tear-jerking rendition of a foxtrot that Bindi danced a decade ago in the same ballroom.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Nov. 2025
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Avoid jerking your torso up and down during bent-over rows or swinging your arms during front, lateral, and rear raises.—
Jenessa Connor,
Health,
24 Nov. 2025
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Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 3 to 5 minutes before spooning into bowls.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 May 2026
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Behind the glass counter, a row of women works with quiet efficiency, spooning refried beans, spicy chorizo, and fresh toppings into warm tortillas before passing them back to the cooks to finish on the griddle.—
Carrie Honaker,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Apr. 2026
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By the time Wachowski returned to the stage alongside Tilly, Gershon, Pantoliano, and Meloni, the room was practically vibrating with the adrenaline only a cult classic can inspire when its rabid fans finally find one another in the wild.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Various speculations about the cheating accusations began to spread, including one that involved Niemann using vibrating anal beads to signal the best moves.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
7 June 2026
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The series opens as City’s record-breaking run of 26 games unbeaten comes to a shuddering halt, with a string of defeats in late 2024 leaving Guardiola visibly shaken.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
8 June 2026
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The world itself is shuddering on some of these economic blows.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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In my mind, church potlucks and family picnics blur together into one long table lined with bright yellow pudding dotted with vanilla wafers, three-bean salad, and quivering ambrosia.—
Jill Robbins,
Southern Living,
26 May 2026
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In the 1970s, James Lovelock proposed that the biosphere was not just green scruff quivering on Earth's surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Bucketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucketing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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