KICKING THE BUCKET Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

kicking the bucket

phrase

present participle of kick the bucket

as in dying

to stop living He had things he wanted to accomplished before he kicked the bucket.

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buying it

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Broadway producer Zev Buffman leased it for several years before buying it in 1966, only to sell it to actor Eddie Bracken four years later.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
Khanduja and his team do research and analyze each security before buying it.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

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