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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
Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Embrace original ideas from creative thinkers who understand how to deliver a big content bang for smart bucks.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Derek Saul, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Then dozens of dump trucks haul in 750 tons of dirt to lay a 6-inch-deep floor, and workers install bucking chutes, gates and pens.
—Ellen Wulfhorst, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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In fact, there probably are scads of people who won’t mind shelling out a few more bucks, if only to see how many of their favorite survivors — well, continue to survive.
—Joe Leydon, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
Embrace original ideas from creative thinkers who understand how to deliver a big content bang for smart bucks.
—Peter White, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Topline Rivian shares rallied Friday to one of their best days ever, continuing a strong stretch for the Tesla rival following the election and bucking conventional wisdom about what President-elect Donald Trump’s cold stance on electric vehicle subsidies may mean for Rivian stock.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Then dozens of dump trucks haul in 750 tons of dirt to lay a 6-inch-deep floor, and workers install bucking chutes, gates and pens.
—Ellen Wulfhorst, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Here’s this young dude that sound old, but he on these young-old beats.Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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The dude has this drive in him to want to be better.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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The rules can be very different for a young guy versus a crafty veteran.Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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And because Geoff was more concerned about the other people, like this guy, Don Ohlmeyer — Geoff in this movie is kind of an amalgamation of two people.Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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This Really Realistic?' Social Security Benefits Increased for Some Americans: Here's Who's Impacted As payments will be retroactive as of January 2024, beneficiaries affected by the new measure will receive thousands of dollars to cover for the past year.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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United States businesses are silently hemorrhaging trillions of dollars through a surprisingly basic shortcoming: our inability to effectively solve recurring human and organizational performance problems.Rob De La Espriella, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The researchers’ analysis suggests this may also be allegedly linked to money laundering.Matt Burgess, WIRED, 14 Jan. 2025
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Some of these are artists had galleries worked with during their lifetime, but few had a representative with as much power and money as Hauser & Wirth.Maddie Klett, ARTnews.com, 14 Jan. 2025
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On Monday, two police officers struggled to pull a coyote out of a fridge at an Aldi store, with a now-viral video showing an officer yank it out by its tail before the animal jumps right back into the fridge.Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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At one point another DOC officer, wearing blue latex gloves, yanks him up by the scruff of the neck and drags him to the back of the room by a window.Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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But more importantly, even the best-run organizations have a hard time resisting the urge to overpay — sometimes, wildly — when a key piece becomes available.John Hollinger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Of those, 608 have been charged with assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement agents or officers or obstructing those officers during a civil disorder.Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025
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Taking the stage at the Beverly Hilton Hotel to accept the honor, Audiard handed the mic to Gascón, who made history as the first trans actress ever nominated for a Golden Globe.Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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When handing it back, the car showed 40.5 mpg on the long-term readout.Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Barnes’ snaps of her beau have included a sweet post from September 2023 of the couple in the middle of an embrace, an October 2024 picture posing with Ewers donning his UT Austin gear and on the field with the football star in December 2024.Francesca Gariano, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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In a move that delighted fans, who have long been desperate to catch a glimpse of Fahy and Woodall together, the actor tagged her beau in the post.Isaac Bickerstaff, Glamour, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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