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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
Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Right now Amazon has a Prime day discount of a hundred bucks.
—PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those four metros bucked the national trend in which the median U.S. asking rent fell 1% year over year in May to $1,633 a month.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Noun
The buck moon will appear particularly low in the evening sky.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Right now Amazon has a Prime day discount of a hundred bucks.
—PC Magazine, 9 July 2025
Verb
His son, Prince William, will go in his place on behalf of the royal family.
, the former Argentinian cardinal who often bucked age-old Vatican traditions in favor of more modern yet humble approaches, died on April 21.
—Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Those four metros bucked the national trend in which the median U.S. asking rent fell 1% year over year in May to $1,633 a month.
—Randy Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for buck
Noun
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Strange new dude Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) proves an obstacle, and Spidey is rocked with a gut-punch announcement by controversial newsman J. Jonah Jameson (J.K. Simmons) revealing his secret identity.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
25 July 2025
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Over all these years, dude — gosh, it’s been 15 years — looking back, that money would have benefited a lot of people, my kids being number one.—
Jayson Jenks,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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This -- Donald Trump should never have been hanging out with this guy and any other politician, any other human being.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 July 2025
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Our guys just competed and just really proud of the effort.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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At the same time, Trump has ordered billions of dollars in federal research grants to be cut, which would gut research on cancer, HIV, sickle cell disease, and more.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
15 July 2025
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Stablecoins aim to reduce those risks by pegging their value to a less volatile financial asset, most commonly the U.S. dollar.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
15 July 2025
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There is real money behind each of these stocks both from the company, investors and short sellers.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Alev recommends pooling resources with friends and neighbors with kids in the same grade to save money on BTS staples.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
25 July 2025
Verb
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Otherwise, the state would yank funding and redirect the city’s 911 response to a third-party center.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
25 July 2025
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And remember when cohost Jenny McCarthy would yell at male players, yank their ears, and just be all-around crude on said series?—
Lindsay Soll,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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Trump had for months resisted pressure from Kyiv and NATO allies to turn the screw on Putin, engaging directly with Russia and distancing from Ukraine in the hopes that smoothing U.S. relations with Moscow would bring about a rapid end to the war.—
Shane Croucher
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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All good people, regardless of fundamental beliefs, need to vigorously, with courage, resist the sickness that is Trump and MAGA.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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Foxx has centered her criticism on establishment Democrats circling the wagons for establishment candidates, noting that three senior Democratic members of Congress died within the first six months of Trump’s second term, handing Republicans a larger advantage.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The Supreme Court has handed Trump one victory after another in his effort to remake the federal government, after lower courts have found the administration’s actions probably violate federal law.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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As for Rihanna, the Grammy winner and current beau A$AP Rocky have two sons, RZA and Riot, and are expecting their third.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
23 July 2025
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Sarah, Duchess of York, who had separated from Prince Andrew, was soaking up the sun in St. Tropez with her beau, financier John Bryan.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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“Buck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buck. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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