1
as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the car bucked and stalled
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2
as in resisting
to refuse to give in to
bucked the trend to outdo everyone else and just wore the same clothes they had in previous years
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as in handing
to shift possession of (something) from one person to another
buck each box to the next person in line, and the last person will stack them in the storeroom
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Recent Examples of bucking
At the same time, private label brands are losing market share, bucking previous shopping trends during economic downturns, executives said on the company’s conference call.
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Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Tarang Amin, chairman and CEO of Elf Beauty, is bucking the tide.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers did so, while bucking a bit of baseball history.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Greene penned a blistering statement last week in support of extending the subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year and are at the center of the government shutdown stalemate, bucking her party leadership.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
But Smith, an English immigrant to Kansas, was bucking the trend.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … BASE BACKLASH – New poll reveals how Pennsylvania Dems feel about Fetterman bucking his party.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Walker won that race at a time when Republican politics were transforming with the emergence of the conservative Tea Party bucking the Obama administration.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Almost 10 feet tall and wide, Saint George and the Dragon features a Black man in shorts and a tank top astride a bucking white horse that is set against a floral background.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Tarang Amin, chairman and CEO of Elf Beauty, is bucking the tide.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers did so, while bucking a bit of baseball history.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Greene penned a blistering statement last week in support of extending the subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year and are at the center of the government shutdown stalemate, bucking her party leadership.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2025
But Smith, an English immigrant to Kansas, was bucking the trend.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … BASE BACKLASH – New poll reveals how Pennsylvania Dems feel about Fetterman bucking his party.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Walker won that race at a time when Republican politics were transforming with the emergence of the conservative Tea Party bucking the Obama administration.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Almost 10 feet tall and wide, Saint George and the Dragon features a Black man in shorts and a tank top astride a bucking white horse that is set against a floral background.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucking
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In both cases, as the danger was spreading through the waters of the Florida reefs, scientists were busily yanking surviving corals out of the water and saving them in aquariums across the state.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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Mel Brooks’ best comedy shares many similarities with his other revered films – a strong grip of genre beats, a non-stop barrage of gags yanking us forward, and an eagerness to give every performer a chance to comedically shine.—
Rory Doherty,
Vulture,
20 Oct. 2025
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The Beverly Hills regular was charged with public intoxication, trespassing, resisting an officer and battery in April 2015, according to Bravo, followed by another arrest, four months later, on suspicion of shoplifting upwards of $600 worth of items from Target.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Enrique Gomez-Urbina, 21, of Mexico, was arrested by the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force and is charged with first-degree murder and resisting arrest, according to the Austin Police Department.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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Finally, there’s the fact that the Blazers are handing him the gig, with Clingan playing 30 minutes in the opener against Minnesota.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Off to the hottest start in the NHL, New Jersey scored in each period and shut down the Wild’s suddenly struggling power play, winning 4-1 on Wednesday and handing Minnesota its fourth loss in the past five games.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
23 Oct. 2025
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Having documented much of her daughter’s health battle on social media, Atkinson shared the footage of her tear-jerking wish on TikTok (@kayatkin).—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Sounds like the plot of a tear-jerking movie, no?—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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But some property owners have signed a petition opposing the initiative, which could keep it from going to the Common Council for consideration.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Conservative activist Riley Gaines, known for her advocacy opposing transgender individuals in women’s sports, has been appointed to the Sumner County Library Board.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Oct. 2025
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McVay’s offense inspired imitators as his assistant coaches spread across the NFL over the next few seasons, and while new defensive schemes famously evolved to counter it, 11 personnel seemed a permanent fixture of a league hell-bent on passing.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Missourians love their Katy Trail State Park, the former railroad track turned pancake-flat trail stretches some 240 miles across the state, skirting the river, winding through farmlands, and passing through other small towns.—
Erika Ebsworth-Goold,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Finn Balor is particularly upset with Mysterio for not pulling his weight within the faction.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a video shared by the department, Sandy could be heard screaming as officers carried out their rescue operation by pulling her collar.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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The mood is lurching between calm and doom-mongering chaos.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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The administration’s lurching one way and another with tariffs is another example.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Bucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucking. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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