bucked up

verb

Definition of bucked upnext
past tense of buck up
1
as in brightened
to become glad or hopeful buck up, kids, it's not so bad as you're making it out to be

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2
as in inspired
to fill with courage or strength of purpose a surprise presidential visit to buck up the troops

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  1. brightened
  2. inspired
  3. encouraged
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  • Hotter and brighter than the sun The OGLE data revealed several objects in the LMC and SMC that brightened by between 10 and 20 times over the course of a few months.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Between 2018 and 2020, for instance, the telescope spotted a slight color change in Saturn’s central band, which brightened by around 5 to 10 percent.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightened
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  • The New York Times has a recipe that is inspired by chocolate rugelach, but instead of being rolled into a crescent, it is cut to resemble the Yule Log shape.
    Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Sicilian Inheritance The Italian American writer Jo Piazza created this companion podcast for her novel of the same name, investigating the real-life mystery that inspired the book.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of inspired
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  • Municipalities, school districts, and school bus transportation companies are eligible and encouraged to apply.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • An artist and activist with the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Rotolo encouraged Dylan’s support for the nascent civil rights movement.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
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bucked

bucked up

bucket

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