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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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
And the data shows public transit has not buckled under the influx.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
They were prevented from getting out of their garage after water buckled the door.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Many feared a repeat of Winter Storm Uri in 2021, when the state’s infrastructure buckled, the lights went out for millions, and 240 people died.
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Vimal Kapur,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Ninety-eight people died when part of the 12-story tower buckled.
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Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Troopers later determined that no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt, as all front belts were still buckled after the crash.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Sakahara later told his son he’d been beaten and kicked and only buckled after officers began to direct the threats at people around him, said Koji, who had confronted his father about his confession.
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Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
In the dead of night, the earth beneath Southern California buckled, shaking millions of people, damaging or destroying hundreds of buildings, breaking the California Aqueduct and sending more than a billion gallons of water flooding into an ancient desert lake bed.
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Shelby Grad,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
But the bullpen picked him up with five scoreless innings until Bradgley Rodriguez buckled in the 10th inning and Matsui did the same in the 11th.
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Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
They were prevented from getting out of their garage after water buckled the door.
—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Many feared a repeat of Winter Storm Uri in 2021, when the state’s infrastructure buckled, the lights went out for millions, and 240 people died.
—
Vimal Kapur,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Ninety-eight people died when part of the 12-story tower buckled.
—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Troopers later determined that no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt, as all front belts were still buckled after the crash.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Sakahara later told his son he’d been beaten and kicked and only buckled after officers began to direct the threats at people around him, said Koji, who had confronted his father about his confession.
—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
In the dead of night, the earth beneath Southern California buckled, shaking millions of people, damaging or destroying hundreds of buildings, breaking the California Aqueduct and sending more than a billion gallons of water flooding into an ancient desert lake bed.
—
Shelby Grad,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
But the bullpen picked him up with five scoreless innings until Bradgley Rodriguez buckled in the 10th inning and Matsui did the same in the 11th.
—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckled
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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Jim Cramer devoted his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers to answering that question.
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German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party.
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One of the victims fled to a McDonald's restaurant where his bloodstained clothes, which were likely cut off by paramedics, were crumpled on the floor near the entrance.
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First responders found Russo crumpled in the front passenger seat of the wreckage and Flanagan, his friend, stacked on top of him.
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Council members chose to open a public application to find her successor, and more than 110 people applied for the job.
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Adams and her dad applied pressure on the neck wound with beach towels.
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The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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“Buckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckled. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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