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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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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
But Swims buckled into the ballad, standing tall and belting through the song’s inherent ache.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, Brown said, as the permafrost melts, Greenland’s ground will likely shift, making things like roads and runways buckled and unusable.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
The Super Heavy originally slated for the mission buckled during testing in November, forcing SpaceX to get another booster ready.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Crews at a landmark downtown Dallas hotel were still cleaning up Wednesday after its glass atrium buckled and shattered under the weight of ice and snow from the recent blast of winter weather that walloped North Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
Luggage tags with metal cables or loop-through or buckled straps are typically more reliable than plastic or elastic closures, which can snap or break under pressure.
—Danielle Calma, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
The knee buckled upon his landing and Butler screamed, grimaced and grabbed at his knee while down for a couple of minutes.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
But far more interesting are the top trending destinations for 2026—the places generating a buzz but that haven't yet buckled under the weight of overtourism or that have something special happening this year that sets them apart.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The soft snow and ice, constantly moving, buckled that track as the tunnel walls closed in.
—Paul Bierman, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 31 Jan. 2026
Furthermore, Brown said, as the permafrost melts, Greenland’s ground will likely shift, making things like roads and runways buckled and unusable.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Jan. 2026
The Super Heavy originally slated for the mission buckled during testing in November, forcing SpaceX to get another booster ready.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Crews at a landmark downtown Dallas hotel were still cleaning up Wednesday after its glass atrium buckled and shattered under the weight of ice and snow from the recent blast of winter weather that walloped North Texas.
—Dallas Morning News, 28 Jan. 2026
Luggage tags with metal cables or loop-through or buckled straps are typically more reliable than plastic or elastic closures, which can snap or break under pressure.
—Danielle Calma, Travel + Leisure, 21 Jan. 2026
The knee buckled upon his landing and Butler screamed, grimaced and grabbed at his knee while down for a couple of minutes.
—CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
But far more interesting are the top trending destinations for 2026—the places generating a buzz but that haven't yet buckled under the weight of overtourism or that have something special happening this year that sets them apart.
—Duncan Madden, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The soft snow and ice, constantly moving, buckled that track as the tunnel walls closed in.
—Paul Bierman, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckled
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Photo by Anne Arundel County Fire Department In Harford County, crews rescued four cows, a bull and a horse after a barn collapsed.—
Mike Hellgren,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Sutton said Minneapolis policing has collapsed since the 2020 unrest, noting the city is authorized for about 900 officers but now has roughly 550, with only around 265 patrol officers available to police the entire city.—
Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Supporters of Pahlavi were particularly vocal in Mashhad this month, as attested by the prevalence of pro-monarchy graffiti on city walls, and the regime’s propaganda devoted particular attention to discrediting the former crown prince.—
Davood Moradian,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2019, Carlson devoted an eleven-minute monologue to the woes of Sidney, Nebraska, which had once thrived as the headquarters of the sporting-goods chain Cabela’s.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Graham had also been a key supporter of escalation closer to home, in Venezuela, whose government was also being crumpled by the White House into the shape of a singular terrorist network.—
Séamus Malekafzali,
Washington Post,
8 Jan. 2026
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Then, after Barnes had dragged Newcastle level and the home side had built up attacking pressure, Thiaw crumpled under a challenge from Calvert-Lewin inside his own box, stuck out an arm and handled Jaka Bijol’s nod-down.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Whether analysts value that outcome as a $10 reduction in individual risk added up across everyone, or as a $10 million value directly applied to the life saved is mathematically identical.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Shares of the Turkish state lender Halk Bankasi AS tumbled on Wednesday following the adjournment of a court status conference in the US related to charges of evading sanctions on Iran.—
Beril Akman,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Amphenol — The maker of sensors and connectors tumbled more than 12%.—
Scott Schnipper,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Each member gave their all, giving a rousing performance that ranged from sweet and cute to jaw-droppingly sexy.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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My dad also gave me some weird things to read for our little one-on-one Communist training, like Lenin’s On the National Question, which was a big ask of a twelve-year-old.—
Gaby Iori
January 27,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Buckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckled. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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