1
as in to collapse
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks
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2
as in to devote
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time
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as in loop
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Recent Examples of buckle
Tobias Burns, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Rain Gear The number one rule of travel is always buckle your seatbelt.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The smooth leather outsole and eye-catching gold buckles make this a fun statement shoe.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Verb
The Fed increased its inflation projection to 2.5 percent from 2.1 percent for 2025, causing markets to buckle.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Rain Gear The number one rule of travel is always buckle your seatbelt.
—Will McGough, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
His silver belt buckle was a horseshoe enclosing the initials J.C.
—Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 29 Dec. 2024
The smooth leather outsole and eye-catching gold buckles make this a fun statement shoe.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2024
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Verb
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Six months later, his rating had collapsed, to just 40 percent.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
15 Jan. 2025
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That are easy to hold during runs, collapse totally flat for travel, and come with straws for sipping?—
Alexis Berger,
SELF,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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That same year, the museum devoted $820,000 to an institutional rebrand.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Jan. 2025
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There have been plenty of DNPs for Dillingham so far this season, some because coach Chris Finch is devoting more time to veterans to get the team going and some because Dillingham has had to deal with two ankle sprains already this season.—
Jon Krawczynski,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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TikTok appears to be back online in the U.S. after going dark in the late hours of Saturday ahead of the looming Jan. 19 ban.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 'simplest and clearest' answer for TikTok is a 'clean divestment,' research associate says Heritage Foundation senior research associate Daniel Cochrane discusses the future of TikTok as the ban goes into effect and President-elect Donald Trump considering a 90-day extension.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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Firefly Bulk Create is powered by Adobe Firefly Services, a set of APIs for generative AI tasks such as resizing assets, or swapping backgrounds, and applying the changes to thousands of pieces of content with one action.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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It was created to soothe skin and enable users to apply other products for a more expansive routine.—
Jennifer Weil,
WWD,
14 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward, fresh from his triumph in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia, sought to add Greenland to the American fold.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bravo is the notable holdout, expected to stay in the main corporate fold along with NBC, Telemundo and the local station portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
Verb
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His son, who had drifted away from art, was given the chance to complete it. 10 Best Books of 2024: The staff of The New York Times Book Review has chosen the year’s top fiction and nonfiction.—
Sadie Stein,
New York Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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There are gold pulls that make the piece look luxe, a flat bottom construction that increases stability and gives it a clean look, and fluted wood on the front for a mid-century modern-inspired design.—
Shea Simmons,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The loss was Day’s first to an unranked opponent and fourth in a row to the rival Wolverines, sending the Ohio State fan base into a spiral.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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And then all of the guest hosting and all of those elements, the staff was in something of a spiral.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Buckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckle. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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