tucker 1 of 2

chiefly Australian

tucker (out)

2 of 2

verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tucker
Noun
What's the difference between tummy tucker and shapewear? Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023 According to Richards, some use tummy tucker and shapewear interchangeably. Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2023 To picnic like an Aussie, load up your esky (cooler) with some tucker (food) and stubbies (bottles of beer). Emily Matchar, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Sep. 2020 The top part of the carpet is then tucked underneath the top lip of the Z-bar and secured by a carpet tucker or hammering, creating an even flow between the two materials. Sarah Baird, House Beautiful, 14 Sep. 2020 Now Ms Talacko exports tasty tucker to 25 countries. The Economist, 14 Nov. 2019 Hang’ is a fascinatingly oblique piece by the British scribe debbie tucker green that lasts just 75 minutes. Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 20 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tucker
Noun
  • The abundance of delicious foods that fill up a Southern table is an embarrassment of riches, especially in the summer.
    Josh Miller, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
  • All food and drink, though, has to be in nondisposable containers.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Sienna, 8, wore her hair in adorable pigtails while Ciara wore a middle part with loose curls pulled back.
    Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 4 June 2025
  • At prosecutors’ request, the judge also ordered Killian to wear an electric ankle monitor, surrender his passport and to obey a curfew of 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. if unemployed.
    JOE MARUSAK, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • The California Department of Justice will investigate a fatal shooting by Los Angeles Police Department officers under a law that empowers the state attorney general to probe police shootings of unarmed people — despite the LAPD saying the man killed Tuesday was holding a gun.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
  • The two teens were the third and fourth adolescents under 14 to be arrested in the Bronx for killing a bystander with a stray bullet to the head within six weeks.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 5 June 2025
Noun
  • For this summer’s installment, the city will accept food scraps only, including fruits, vegetables, pastas, breads, crackers and cereals.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025
  • Some people started eating more rice after prices of bread and noodles rose when the Russia-Ukraine war pushed wheat prices higher.
    Mari Yamaguchi, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • In addition to strong currents, water temperatures are cold following a dip in temperatures earlier this week, which could tire swimmers out even sooner.
    Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
  • Colleen Lanin, who writes the travel blog Colleen Travels Between and has been covering family travel for 16 years, suggests tiring the kids out with exercise before boarding.
    Elaine Glusac, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • The visa expired in February 2023, but Soliman has not exhausted legal efforts to remain in the U.S., according to NBC.
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 June 2025
  • The object could be a white dwarf—an Earth-sized husk that remains after a star has exhausted its nuclear fuel.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • Up to now, Lin said, most scholars have assumed that toxic bosses act out unintentionally and by accident: They’re burned out, overtaxed or having a bad day.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 June 2025
  • The public loved it while the guys of Looking Glass understandably felt a little burnt out.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • Still, the incident most frequently recalled began with Eddie knocking out Lorna’s gold tooth, a graduation gift from her father.
    Mark Kriegel June 4, Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
  • When the red brick dust settled on those matches, Paul, Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe had advanced to the fourth round, with Tiafoe knocking out fellow American Sebastian Korda.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 1 June 2025

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“Tucker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tucker. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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