1
as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the car bucked and stalled
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as in resisting
to refuse to give in to
bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years
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as in handing
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom
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Recent Examples of bucking
Thanks to the iPhone 17 release, Apple smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of the year were up 23% year-on-year, bucking a 4% decline in China’s overall smartphone market, according to Counterpoint Research.
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Eunice Yoon,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
As motorists become more fixated on their devices, a few automakers are bucking the trend.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Grynsztejn is bucking a broader trend across professions, in which those in top positions well into their 60s and 70s have been reluctant to create openings for the next generation to take over.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
But California is bucking the trend and now on the verge of modernizing how its 14 Demonstration State Forests are managed.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The eventful election cycle included the ousting of two sitting legislators who sparked backlash by bucking their political party on veto votes and a veteran county commissioner.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, the state has spent the past few years bucking public-health wisdom.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Bella Hadid, however, has been bucking this trend throughout her time in Paris and beyond, largely opting for denim that highlights her footwear rather than swallowing them up.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2026
Proudly bucking both those trends, though, is Laurel, Mississippi, located 90 miles southeast of Jackson.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Eunice Yoon,evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 23 Mar. 2026
As motorists become more fixated on their devices, a few automakers are bucking the trend.
—Rachel Swan, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026
Grynsztejn is bucking a broader trend across professions, in which those in top positions well into their 60s and 70s have been reluctant to create openings for the next generation to take over.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
But California is bucking the trend and now on the verge of modernizing how its 14 Demonstration State Forests are managed.
—Evan Mills, Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2026
The eventful election cycle included the ousting of two sitting legislators who sparked backlash by bucking their political party on veto votes and a veteran county commissioner.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
Under the leadership of Governor Ron DeSantis and Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo, the state has spent the past few years bucking public-health wisdom.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Bella Hadid, however, has been bucking this trend throughout her time in Paris and beyond, largely opting for denim that highlights her footwear rather than swallowing them up.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Mar. 2026
Proudly bucking both those trends, though, is Laurel, Mississippi, located 90 miles southeast of Jackson.
—Sarah Cahalan, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucking
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In other words, eliminating them from the animal kingdom would be like yanking an entire tier of Jenga blocks out of the middle of the tower.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
15 Mar. 2026
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The body-camera footage shows Exum yanking the wheel left, toward the Rogue, then right.—
Ruby Cramer,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Fry has been arrested more than two dozen times since 2003, on a range of offenses including assault, burglary, driving with an invalid license, resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, according to court records.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Mar. 2026
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Early Wednesday morning, FSU kicker Conor McAneney was arrested on felony charges for battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.—
Bri Buckley,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Eventually, Roosevelt broke with the Republican Party altogether, running for president on the Bull Moose ticket in 1912, siphoning off votes from his old party and handing the election to Woodrow Wilson.—
Gaby Del Valle,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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This is about handing power to a few massive corporations at the expense of local voices—the very voices that hold power accountable.—
Noe Padilla,
USA Today,
20 Mar. 2026
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Tony Fauci was not just jerking the country around.—
David Blumenthal,
Fortune,
24 Mar. 2026
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The clip on TikTok shows the seat jerking abruptly, apparently from forceful pushes by the person seated behind her.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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After that information became publicly known, the Romulus City Council approved a resolution opposing the plans.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Dear Coop Community, At a recent general meeting, a member was allowed to belittle and vilify fellow members who signed the petition opposing the Israeli government’s escalating mistreatment of the Palestinian people.—
Christine Smallwood,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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In the mid-nineties, as South Korea’s explosive economic growth began to stagnate, President Kim Young-sam’s Administration made a big bet on the culture industries, passing legislation to help enliven the country’s artistic production.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, a lack of Democratic support for weakening the filibuster prevented them from passing that legislation, but Republicans were also vehemently opposed and leaned on arguments about protecting states’ rights.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
26 Mar. 2026
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Johnson then raised both arms above her head to acknowledge the roaring, standing crowd before pulling her jersey up over her face to wipe her eyes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The study demonstrates that researchers can achieve unprecedented control over material kinks using sound, even if only by pulling them.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Still, morale is much worse compared with December 2024, before DOGE took aim at the health agency's budgets and staffing, and before rounds of lurching job cuts and reinstatements left thousands of CDC workers in limbo or severed from their careers.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of differences, but the stability Atleti have fostered in sticking with Simeone stands in stark contrast to Spurs’ habit of lurching between managers, styles and approaches.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Bucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucking. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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