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as in loads
a considerable amount
made buckets of money in the stock market
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as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire
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as in to shake
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements
getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging
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Recent Examples of bucket
Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
When Holly’s seemingly psychic abilities save her from a fatal disaster at school, her status in the community shifts from outcast to otherworldly icon — as if Carrie White had actually been crowned prom queen, and not bucketed with blood.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Noun
Resist isolation: Are you tempted to crawl under a blanket with a bucket of ice cream?
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
So he's got to figure out how to bucket Trump, bracket Trump, and pull people off of Trump.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
When Holly’s seemingly psychic abilities save her from a fatal disaster at school, her status in the community shifts from outcast to otherworldly icon — as if Carrie White had actually been crowned prom queen, and not bucketed with blood.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Microsoft emails have been in the news recently as they were being hacked by a man accused of a hack-and-trade fraud, but this is an entirely different kettle of malicious phish.Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Electric kettles are a great small appliance that provide an easy way to heat water without having to use your stove.Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Want scoop on Silo Season 2, or for any other TV show?Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Nov. 2024
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To fix this, scoop the stuffing out of the turkey and into a casserole dish to finish cooking.Annie Krumhardt Peterson, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2024
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Over the next few years, a plague of disorder will descend upon America, and maybe the world, shaking everything loose.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Maybe that’s why World Cups end with the two teams shaking hands, one offering congratulations and the other condolences, and elections don’t.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The band and their record label added tons of live recordings, new mixes, and other special bits of content that turned the one CD into a box set–the kind that fans of the band couldn’t wait to get their hands on.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft's approach also preserves tons of screenshots, which can include an array of sensitive information — although the company has settings to turn off the feature for specific apps and websites.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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Ditch the plastic Halloween pail for a wicker basket, household bucket or pillowcase to carry the sweet stash.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
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Boo Buckets are back with Happy Meals at McDonald’s restaurants today; and the popular Halloween trick-or-treat pail giveaways are already being listed for sale on eBay.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
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Once the alcohol has burned off and the flames die down, spoon the cherry sauce over slices of lemon-poppy-seed pound cake and vanilla ice cream.Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Place the pork steaks on one side of the sheet pan and spoon any extra sauce on top.Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Checking Your Malware Protection Anti-Malware makes up the biggest chunk of the security score, worth 30 points.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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The three states account for 44 electoral votes, a large chunk of the 93 electoral votes that the seven battleground states make up.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Bucket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucket. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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