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as in dude
a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance
a vain buck who spends an hour before the bathroom mirror every morning
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as in money
bucks plural
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
hoping to win some major bucks at the slot machines
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as in to resist
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 to hand
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 buck
Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Now that the sports leagues and their media partners have all gone from pretending that gambling doesn’t exist to actively encouraging fans to risk a few bucks in the name of good, clean fun, Gavin’s disingenuous casino signage has mutated into a series of laughably affected PSAs.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: A few miles from downtown, the Cherry Creek neighborhood is bucking the vacancy trend, securing leasing and tenants for office spaces under construction before they're completed.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Whether and outdoorsy person, your typical commuter, family of four, or even retired, the Forester certainly gives a big-bang for a reasonable buck.
—Marc D Grasso, Hartford Courant, 1 Feb. 2025
Now that the sports leagues and their media partners have all gone from pretending that gambling doesn’t exist to actively encouraging fans to risk a few bucks in the name of good, clean fun, Gavin’s disingenuous casino signage has mutated into a series of laughably affected PSAs.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
How willing lawmakers—especially those with pro-business proclivities—will be to buck the status quo remains to be seen.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 1 Feb. 2025
Yes, but: A few miles from downtown, the Cherry Creek neighborhood is bucking the vacancy trend, securing leasing and tenants for office spaces under construction before they're completed.
—Esteban L. Hernandez, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buck
Noun
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Obviously a great dude, somebody who still comes to my charity golf tournament to this day.—
Cam Inman,
The Mercury News,
31 Jan. 2025
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Of course, there's one dude who's absolutely jacked.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
31 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Once there was a guy, who, as an experiment, only ate at one restaurant and one kind of food.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
14 Feb. 2025
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Have to imagine a guy who has been around the NFL and spent the last few years in one of the more forward thinking front offices in the league will bring an interesting level of expertise in roster building that not a lot of college teams will have.—
Pete Sampson,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Adams was accused of taking thousands of dollars worth of benefits starting in around 2014, including first-class flights and hotel stays all over the world, from foreign benefactors with ties to the Turkish government who sought to one day cash in on their relationship.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Potential changes to how the National Institutes of Health funds medical research could sap hundreds of millions of dollars from the Triangle's economy, prompting widespread concern from leaders in the area.—
Zachery Eanes,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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After the money was paid, it was discovered that the seller only rented the farm on which the meteor fell, and the owner of the land took legal action and took the box from the express company.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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About 30%, or $43 billion, of our money was lost to waste, fraud or abuse.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2025
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With Dexter Lawrence of the New York Jets, Tampa Bay’s Vita Vea and Seattle’s Leonard Williams anchoring the strength test, the AFC got yanked into a foam pit twice in a best-of-three event.—
Mark Long,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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In his defence, Chris knows that Min’s student visa is about to expire, and that his wealthy grandma (Youn Yuh-jung) is about to yank him back to Korea to take up a job in the family business.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
27 Jan. 2025
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Their attorneys fought the charges and resisted the Justice Department's previous efforts to keep the cases moving forward on appeal after Mr. Trump's election win.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Tory Burch, known for its 2000s Reva ballet flat that even Oprah herself couldn’t resist wearing, is experiencing somewhat of a Tory Burch renaissance these past couple years.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
11 Feb. 2025
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From the moment her face lights up as someone off-frame hands her guitar, the Oscar-winner pitches everything at the level of demented, manic glee.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ice Cube handed my favorite group in the world [N.W.A] a loss, but that didn’t stop Eazy-E from discovering Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and making the biggest comeback ever.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Poppy Red 17-1664: Swift is often associated with this exuberant and celebratory red, which is a notch bolder than the color in her beau Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs uniform.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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In the cozy couple shot, the designer and her beau hold glasses of champagne while and smile from behind their shades.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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