bucketed

verb

Definition of bucketednext
past tense of bucket
1
as in scooped
to lift out with something that holds liquid bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire

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2
as in shook
to make a series of small irregular or violent movements getting the troops into the bucketing landing craft proved to be challenging

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  1. scooped
  2. shook
  3. emptied
Verb
  • Also setting records, Norway scooped the biggest ever Paramount horror opening in the market and the biggest horror opening of 2024; Poland set the best ever Paramount horror opening there.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
  • It was made in association with the BBC, which scooped UK rights.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of scooped
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  • But, starting in the 1980s, the repression of 1968 was discussed more openly as demands for democratic change shook the dominance of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, which ruled Mexico for most of the 20th century.
    Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
  • The two shook hands at the top of the evening and repeatedly agreed with each other throughout the debate on the major issues facing the country.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of shook
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  • Some neighbors who decided to leave Asheville until the power and/or water were resurrected emptied their pantries before departure.
    Jessica Wakeman, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The border region has largely emptied out over the past year as the two sides have traded fire.
    AAMER MADHANI, TIME, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of emptied
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bucketing

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“Bucketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucketed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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