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noun

Definition of bucksnext
plural of buck
as in money
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of buck
1
as in yanks
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion the car bucked and stalled

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2
as in resists
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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3
as in hands
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 bucks
Noun
Then, one cool afternoon toward the end of October, two bucks strolled out into the corn 200 yards down the fence. — Al Dawson, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026 In a new series, Kristine Saves You Money, consumer investigator Kristine Lazar shopped around to find deals and found ways to save a few bucks. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 Gavin Newsom and Mark Ruffalo haven’t patched things up since David Ellison’s contentious mega-bucks Paramount and Warner Bros Discovery merger was approved and completed earlier this month. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 But when compared to everything else going on, the current $229 price tag feels like a drop in the bucket, particularly when most new games for the Playdate only cost a few bucks. — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 Were the cookies too sweet, mostly flavorless, and five bucks a pop? — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026 The backstory Capella’s first Thai outpost shares the Chao Phraya Estate, a big-bucks development just downstream from the river’s major transport hub, with the Four Seasons Bangkok. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 According to Patton Oswalt, Michelle Wolf and other comics, Raw Comedy/Raw Dog was a small corner of the satellite radio giant where up-and-coming comedians could not only launch their careers but make a few bucks doing it. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 The bucks aren't playing around and will do some damage to anything that is in the area. — Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
The pattern bucks what scientists see elsewhere in the animal kingdom and helps explain why Great Danes rarely outlive golden retrievers or pugs. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 The agreement bucks the utility’s typical process of building, operating and sometimes improving power plants and other infrastructure, such as transmission lines, and then collecting that money from customers in their monthly electricity bills. — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Turkey and White-Bean Chili Chili purists say there’s no place for beans in real chili, but since this recipe already bucks tradition by using turkey instead of ground beef, all bets are off. — Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 17 Sep. 2026 The board resolution bucks a federal court order and a statute Congress enacted. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Fairphone bucks that trend, offering devices that can be fully disassembled and serviced using a single screwdriver. — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Aug. 2026 The crisis in Ceuta bucks the trend for the rest of Spain, where irregular arrivals fell from 17,990 in the first six months of 2025 to 12,138 in the same period in 2026, according to Interior Ministry statistics. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 31 July 2026 Looking at all World Cups since 1966, the trend has typically been fewer goals than expected over a tournament, but this year bucks that trend. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 21 July 2026 Screen quality is often where budget laptops stumble, but Samsung's Galaxy Chromebook Plus bucks the trend to deliver a stellar OLED display that rocked our world. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 13 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucks
  1. money
  2. yanks
  3. resists
  4. hands
  5. cash
  6. jerks
  7. opposes
  8. passes
Noun
  • In 2024, the CFPB proposed a rule that would require the disclosure of tips and fees as finance charges as an APR, or the total yearly cost of borrowing money.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The question confronting Israel and its international partners is not simply whether money should flow into Gaza, but also who controls it—and whether the next arrangement will avoid the failures of the last.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of money
Verb
  • One officer yanks him down to the pavement about 20 seconds later.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • When that doesn’t work, Vicki yanks off her mic and retreats to her bedroom, leaving the others uncertain of what to do next.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of yanks
Verb
  • An unskilled crew can raise a structural shell in weeks instead of months, and the finished building resists fire, mold, and Category 5 hurricane winds.
    — Joe Mullich, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers also focused on reducing the robot’s effective inertia, a property that describes how strongly an object resists changes in its motion.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of resists
Verb
  • So the company hires a strong operator, hands them a title and waits to see what happens.
    — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • If a retreat hands you a personalized microbiome report, treat it as an interesting snapshot, not a diagnosis and not a prescription.
    — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of hands
Noun
  • For founders sitting atop a mountain of stock, that beats selling shares, paying tax, and then giving away the cash.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Strategists in both parties said that this redistricting scramble has changed how donors are being approached for state legislative races — rarely the first places where the largest political funders send their cash.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of cash
Verb
  • In a viral video of the aftermath, the robot jerks back and forth to shake the glass off, showering yet more dangerous shards onto the sidewalk.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Ross’s video does not show if the SUV made contact with him, as the camera angle jerks up to the sky.
    — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
Definition of jerks
Verb
  • The museum opposes an attempt by the Jewish Federation-Council of Greater Los Angeles and its board chair Daniel Gryczman, who sued in September for the return of Lucas Cranach the Elder’s 16th-century diptych painting Adam and Eve.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Doody, a former radio host, also supports school choice and opposes a millionaire tax, two notches in his favor.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of opposes
Verb
  • The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ayo Edebiri passes both tests.
    — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • No other quarterback this season has more than four TD passes without a turnover with backups Drew Lock and Marcus Mariota pulling that off.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of passes

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“Bucks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucks. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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