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as in yanking
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the car bucked and stalled
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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
Prince William isn’t completely bucking royal tradition by not wearing a wedding band — his grandfather Prince Philip, married to Queen Elizabeth for 73 years before his death in April 2021, didn’t wear a wedding band.
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Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Excited to put their best foot forward, guests show up in their own expressions of beauty for a day of amplifying young voices and bucking against societal standards.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
Nvidia rose more than 1% Thursday, bucking the flat broader market.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Despite the call, Microsoft shares are bucking the downgrade Tuesday, adding almost 1% in the session.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Robberies were up 3%, auto thefts were up 4%, and carjackings were up 17%, bucking the other positive trends.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Bleating goats, barking dogs, and buck-buck-bucking chickens only add to the land’s rustic charm and ravishing natural beauty.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
That’s a potential predicament for a mayor presiding over an increasingly rebellious council, with 33 members bucking him last month on a ShotSpotter vote and a recent shake-up in his intergovernmental affairs office hobbling aldermanic relations further.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Club stock Nvidia jumped more than 3% — bucking the pressure on Big Tech.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Excited to put their best foot forward, guests show up in their own expressions of beauty for a day of amplifying young voices and bucking against societal standards.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2024
Nvidia rose more than 1% Thursday, bucking the flat broader market.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
Despite the call, Microsoft shares are bucking the downgrade Tuesday, adding almost 1% in the session.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
Robberies were up 3%, auto thefts were up 4%, and carjackings were up 17%, bucking the other positive trends.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
Bleating goats, barking dogs, and buck-buck-bucking chickens only add to the land’s rustic charm and ravishing natural beauty.
—Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 8 Oct. 2024
That’s a potential predicament for a mayor presiding over an increasingly rebellious council, with 33 members bucking him last month on a ShotSpotter vote and a recent shake-up in his intergovernmental affairs office hobbling aldermanic relations further.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Club stock Nvidia jumped more than 3% — bucking the pressure on Big Tech.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucking
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As the number of apps multiplies beyond all logic or utility, won’t people start resisting them?Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Key Background Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 after resisting calls from within his own party for weeks to end his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous performance in the June 27 debate.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Clampdown on press freedom in Cambodia Rights groups say Cambodia’s once thriving media sector has been decimated in recent years by former strongman Hun Sen, who ruled the country for more than three decades before handing power to his eldest son Hun Manet in 2022.Helen Regan, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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After handing Common the award, the two shared a kiss, prompting cheers in the studio.Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
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By contrast, a PAC opposing the proposition had raised just shy of a million dollars.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2024
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Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College.Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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With each passing day, as your estrogen level ratchets up, everything can get puffier and more tender (yes, including your boobs), and mood swings could be on the docket.Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
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It was once believed that rap and hip-hop would be a passing fad, yet those genres along with R&B have dominated the last decade of music, with people betting big on the future worth of nostalgia listening.Kori Hale, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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As for the ocean capacity limitations assisting in the growth of air bookings, cargo-carrying vessels throughout the late summer cramped up amid a flurry of factors including the ongoing avoidance of the Red Sea, ensuing port congestion and a pulling forward of the peak shipping season.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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When the night’s at its blackest, this is for those who are holding the light, guiding the lost and pulling us through.Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Bucking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucking. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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