buckled

verb

Definition of bucklednext
past tense of buckle
1
as in collapsed
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 devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time

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  1. collapsed
  2. crumpled
  3. applied
  4. gave
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  • Four years after the radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed, a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine is shining a light on the unprecedented failures that caused its destruction.
    Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • As some were ready to board a ferry returning to the mainland, a gangway collapsed on the visitor ferry dock and at least 20 people were plunged into the Duplin River, Georgia Department of Natural Resources officials said.
    Nicole Chavez, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of collapsed
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  • The deluge weakened the soil, triggering cascading landslides that crumpled homes and roads.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Everest’s origin story began about 40 million to 50 million years ago, when landmasses on two slabs of Earth’s crust — the India Plate and the Eurasian Plate — collided in slow motion and crumpled the terrain, raising rocky peaks that over millions of years became the Himalayan mountain range.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of crumpled
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  • In the future, researchers believe similar dating methodologies could one day be applied to not just other meteorites, but planets.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • When applied to each state’s eight individual grades used in my scorecard, this geeky math shows California’s grades had the highest deviation.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of applied
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  • For example, the Center of Collegiate Mental Health found that counseling centers gave 56% of all appointments to 20% of clients.
    Eric Wood, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Gavin gave of his whole self to our community, both in his performances and his charitable work.
    Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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buckle

buckled

buckled (down)

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