1
as in to collapse
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 to devote
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time
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as in loop
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Recent Examples of buckle
Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Life has thrown serious challenges his way, but Larry Galbreath refuses to buckle.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
Downtown saw more cowboy hats, bolo ties and big shiny belt buckles than usual this weekend as the second annual San Diego Rodeo took over Petco Park for three nights.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The windows buckled in the wind, their frames pushing in and out.
—Lesley M. M. Blume, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
Life has thrown serious challenges his way, but Larry Galbreath refuses to buckle.
—John Johnston, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
With its own silversmith in Gainesville, Texas, the company makes its own buckles, money clips, bolo ties, hat pins and other silver items.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Jan. 2025
Downtown saw more cowboy hats, bolo ties and big shiny belt buckles than usual this weekend as the second annual San Diego Rodeo took over Petco Park for three nights.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckle
Verb
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According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office report, collapsing the D.C. office drove out the agency’s most experienced employees and more than doubled the number of vacancies.—
Frederick Reimers,
Outside Online,
27 Jan. 2025
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Because several portions of the building had collapsed, firefighters were attempting to subdue the blaze from outside, Baltimore County Fire Department Cpt.—
Todd Karpovich,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Jan. 2025
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That same year, the museum devoted $820,000 to an institutional rebrand.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
24 Jan. 2025
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So rather than focusing on a scale number, devote your attention to the habits above—which are both wholly in your control and proven to lower cancer risk.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
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The one-mile loop is located in the East District and features educational signs informing visitors about the area’s history and its flora, an old homestead foundation, and a saguaro grove.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Glenn landed six more triple jumps, including three in combination, before her only real mistake — a fall on her triple loop late in the program.—
Dave Skretta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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This is where a big contradiction comes in: if Americans buy fewer foreign cars, tariff revenue goes down.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 'simplest and clearest' answer for TikTok is a 'clean divestment,' research associate says Heritage Foundation senior research associate Daniel Cochrane discusses the future of TikTok as the ban goes into effect and President-elect Donald Trump considering a 90-day extension.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
19 Jan. 2025
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The 30% promo also applies to Mexico City and Cancún, The carrier transported more than 1.2 million passengers in 2024 and expects that to increase to 1.7 million in 2025.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
25 Jan. 2025
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The memo suggests that officials prioritize immigrants who have been in the country longer than a year but who have not applied for asylum.—
Hamed Aleaziz,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward, fresh from his triumph in negotiating the purchase of Alaska from Russia, sought to add Greenland to the American fold.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
14 Jan. 2025
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Bravo is the notable holdout, expected to stay in the main corporate fold along with NBC, Telemundo and the local station portfolio.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2025
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The rise in right-wing extremism — not least in Germany, where the far-right AfD party is running second in the polls — gives The Investigation a current relevance, but director Kahl says current politics was not on his mind.—
Scott Roxborough,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Jan. 2025
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Chris Parnell, who appeared as the lead vocalist of Blue Öyster Cult in the original sketch, gives a more realistic idea.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Baristas will be more vigilant about topping macchiatos with a caramel crosshatch pattern made up exactly of seven vertical lines and seven horizontal lines, finished with a spiral.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
28 Jan. 2025
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In this decaying, labyrinthine city, John and Laura meet a pair of weird sisters who claim to have seen their dead child, sending the couple into a spiral of hope, fear, and, finally, unspeakable horror.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Buckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckle. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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