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as in loads
a considerable amount
made buckets of money in the stock market
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as in to scoop
to lift out with something that holds liquid
bucketing water from the well, we raced to put out the fire
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as in to shake
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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Recent Examples of bucket
Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
When Holly’s seemingly psychic abilities save her from a fatal disaster at school, her status in the community shifts from outcast to otherworldly icon — as if Carrie White had actually been crowned prom queen, and not bucketed with blood.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Noun
Resist isolation: Are you tempted to crawl under a blanket with a bucket of ice cream?
—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 Nov. 2024
The carbon buckets don’t recline much and are mounted high enough in the cabin that the top of the windshield frame will block a straight line of sight for taller drivers.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
So he's got to figure out how to bucket Trump, bracket Trump, and pull people off of Trump.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
When Holly’s seemingly psychic abilities save her from a fatal disaster at school, her status in the community shifts from outcast to otherworldly icon — as if Carrie White had actually been crowned prom queen, and not bucketed with blood.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Sep. 2023
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Microsoft emails have been in the news recently as they were being hacked by a man accused of a hack-and-trade fraud, but this is an entirely different kettle of malicious phish.Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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Electric kettles are a great small appliance that provide an easy way to heat water without having to use your stove.Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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Switching to the Bass Boost preset makes the drums thunderous, but the sound becomes aggressively scooped, overwhelming the mids.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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As Claude leaves a weirdly nonspecific voicemail for Valentina in the next room (another classic blunder), Roselyn scoops some cyanide-containing silver polish out of its container on his desk and stirs it briskly into his tea.Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Over the next few years, a plague of disorder will descend upon America, and maybe the world, shaking everything loose.David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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Maybe that’s why World Cups end with the two teams shaking hands, one offering congratulations and the other condolences, and elections don’t.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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The band and their record label added tons of live recordings, new mixes, and other special bits of content that turned the one CD into a box set–the kind that fans of the band couldn’t wait to get their hands on.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Microsoft's approach also preserves tons of screenshots, which can include an array of sensitive information — although the company has settings to turn off the feature for specific apps and websites.Ina Fried, Axios, 4 Nov. 2024
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When were the first McDonald's Boo Buckets sold? McDonald’s introduced the pails as part of the Halloween Pumpkin Happy Meal in 1986 with three pumpkin designs, all in orange.Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 15 Oct. 2024
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This year, the pails come in a new color, blue, replacing last year's purple color.Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Once the alcohol has burned off and the flames die down, spoon the cherry sauce over slices of lemon-poppy-seed pound cake and vanilla ice cream.Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Place the pork steaks on one side of the sheet pan and spoon any extra sauce on top.Tribune News Service, The Denver Post, 30 Oct. 2024
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Your limbs, or even your entire upper body, may jerk or thrash in the process.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 13 Nov. 2024
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Yanking a zipper shut is more likely to break teeth or jerk the slider off the track.Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
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Before the night was out, Germans began chipping away at the barrier, carrying off chunks of one of the symbols of the diminishing Iron Curtain.Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 21 Nov. 2024
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But not everyone has a large chunk of money that is heading their way soon.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Bucket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucket. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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