1
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks
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2
as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time
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Recent Examples of buckled
Kuminga was splayed out on the floor after Lakers reserve Jake LaRavia had buckled him with a hesitation move midway through the quarter.
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Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Think buckled, flat, or stacked heeled variations that blend functionality with refinement–perfect for the city commuter or a jaunty to the countryside.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Crew aboard the ship noticed that the engine room—a long and narrow chamber—was the weakest, and was where multiple beams buckled under the pressure of the ice.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
High and to the left, the net buckled and strained.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Now add San Diego at the peak of a record-breaking heat wave, when demand shot past 5,000 megawatts and the grid nearly buckled.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Following a play, Bosa looked as if his leg was buckled in a weird way after being double-covered by two Arizona Cardinals' linemen.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
State investigators found that the system for the ride had been reset to bypass an alarm that would have warned that the girl wasn’t buckled in.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Make sure every child is properly buckled and keep your full attention on the road.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Think buckled, flat, or stacked heeled variations that blend functionality with refinement–perfect for the city commuter or a jaunty to the countryside.
—Minty Mellon, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2025
Crew aboard the ship noticed that the engine room—a long and narrow chamber—was the weakest, and was where multiple beams buckled under the pressure of the ice.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 7 Oct. 2025
High and to the left, the net buckled and strained.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
Now add San Diego at the peak of a record-breaking heat wave, when demand shot past 5,000 megawatts and the grid nearly buckled.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Following a play, Bosa looked as if his leg was buckled in a weird way after being double-covered by two Arizona Cardinals' linemen.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
State investigators found that the system for the ride had been reset to bypass an alarm that would have warned that the girl wasn’t buckled in.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Make sure every child is properly buckled and keep your full attention on the road.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckled
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That night the telegraph network near London collapsed while an aurora lit up the sky.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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After leading 18-14 at halftime, the Tigers collapsed in the second half, getting outscored 21-0 in the third quarter and 28-7 overall after the break, ultimately falling 49-25 — a loss that will likely knock them out of the AP Top 25 rankings.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Allison Williams makes Morgan spiky and devoted, more to her daughter than to herself — which is actually her problem.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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Trump has devoted that attention to ending the war between Israel and Hamas.—
Barry Strauss,
Time,
21 Oct. 2025
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Barkov crumpled to the ice during the team’s first full preseason practice after minor contact Thursday.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, these Bormiolo Rocco glasses designed by Ross Lovegrove look like someone crumpled a regular rocks glass in their hand like a bad first draft.—
Emily Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
18 Oct. 2025
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But, with the loss of his income and bills pouring in, the family applied for benefits at the end of September when her husband's paychecks officially dried up.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The most obvious being that mice were used, so results can’t be directly applied to humans yet.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While news of that lifeline briefly triggered a sharp rally earlier this month, the peso has since given up those gains and has tumbled by more than 40% against the greenback so far this year.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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Netflix tumbled more than 10% for the week after missing earnings expectations, hit by a $619 million tax charge in Brazil.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ellen gave birth to Cooper Ellis Kershaw and Chance James Kershaw in 2020 and 2021, respectively.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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For decades, American politicians and investors have snickered at the nations that gave birth to Western democracy — Italy and Greece — as examples of fiscal excess.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Buckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckled. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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