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Top 5 … favorite men’s NCAA tournament first-round bracket busters
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbors have peaked under the Trump administration, with the president and others — including his billionaire budget buster — mocking the U.S. ally and questioning its sovereignty.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Clean Up Messes Grab the dust buster and a good all-purpose cleaner and go to town on those crumbs and spills.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Evicted by bull riders, bronc busters, steer wrestlers and barrel racers, the Spurs departed the next morning for the first phase of their rodeo trek.
—Mike Monroe, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The big picture: Tensions between the U.S. and its northern neighbors have peaked under the Trump administration, with the president and others — including his billionaire budget buster — mocking the U.S. ally and questioning its sovereignty.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
Clean Up Messes Grab the dust buster and a good all-purpose cleaner and go to town on those crumbs and spills.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025
Evicted by bull riders, bronc busters, steer wrestlers and barrel racers, the Spurs departed the next morning for the first phase of their rodeo trek.
—Mike Monroe, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buster
Noun
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Still, the studio ultimately passed on the raunchy comedy about a pack of male dogs’ last hurrah the night before their buddy Bull (voiced by Adam Devine) is to be neutered.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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In a twist, the kidnappers mistakenly snatch Trey’s buddy Kyle (Elijah Wright) – the son of King’s driver and childhood friend Paul (Jeffrey Wright) – but the deal for Kyle's life remains.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That includes natural bodies of water like creeks and lakes, as well as cooling towers, fountains, humidifiers or misters, hot tubs, and even the tanks that hold windshield wiper fluid in cars.—
Alice Park,
Time,
5 Aug. 2025
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Your massage, sound bath, or herbal body wrap can be delivered to your suite or performed in a private outdoor cabana, cooled by gentle misters and soundtracked by desert birdsong.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
Noun
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That’s good, sir, because your boy is freaking out.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
18 Mar. 2025
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No need to seize the Capitol or talk of harming anyone this time around, no sir.—
Barry Scott Zellen,
Hartford Courant,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Buster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buster. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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