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
Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
That’s five stints out of the team now and the way his knee buckled did not look promising, especially for someone with a history of knee problems.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Nathan Bomey, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
The blanket itself has no special features, but the pouch includes an adjustable buckle for easy transport.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The tremors caused significant damage to roads, tearing apart tarmac and buckling infrastructure.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
That’s five stints out of the team now and the way his knee buckled did not look promising, especially for someone with a history of knee problems.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
The auto industry: As suppliers buckle, carmakers could be forced to suspend production for missing parts.
—Nathan Bomey, Axios, 27 Mar. 2025
The blanket itself has no special features, but the pouch includes an adjustable buckle for easy transport.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckle
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The game had barely started when Bentaleb abruptly stopped running, sat down and then collapsed on the ground.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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But, as ballots were being counted, government authorities announced that the electoral system had collapsed.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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The store also devoted four windows on Fifth Avenue to the collection, which will remain through April 30.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
17 Apr. 2025
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The organization devoted a team to research fan sections across college sports, European leagues and around the world, which eventually led to the concept for The Wall.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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But for me, returning to Top Chef wasn’t about closing a loop or arriving at a conclusion.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In our test, which involves playing a YouTube video on a loop with the screen at full brightness, the phone lasted 16 hours and 6 minutes on a single charge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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The rest of the Rockies went hitless in their 39 at-bats against the two Padres starters.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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If one or two bounces had gone the other way, Dartmouth would have advanced to the final four for the first time in school history.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The proposal would apply to single parents earning up to $100,000 per year and couples earning up to $200,000 per year.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
20 Apr. 2025
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If an institution like Harvard cannot resist tyranny when applied to it, then who can? KARL (voice-over): The Ivy League University refuses Trump's latest demands, putting billions in federal funding on the line.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
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The penial fold, however, is asymmetrical, earning the species its name, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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In the blood, two types of antibodies (IgA and IgG) increased by several fold after vaccination compared with the placebo group.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
6 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Despite that, a growing number of companies do so voluntarily because the information gives them a leg up in the business world.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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In 2017 Francis gave a copy of his 2015 climate encyclical to President Trump, who visited him at the Vatican during his first term.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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Maddox further into a spiral that seems destined to end with bloodshed, whether realized or simply threatened.—
Hannah Giorgis,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2025
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Loading your audio article OAKLAND — Long before the FBI raids last summer that sent Mayor Sheng Thao’s career into a nightmarish spiral, an army of staffers appeared hard at work getting her governing plans for Oakland off the ground.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
3 Apr. 2025
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“Buckle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckle. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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