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as in yanked
to move or cause to move with a sharp quick motion
the car bucked and stalled
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as in resisted
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 handed
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 bucked
Prada has bucked the trend, gaining 24%, while Richemont added nearly 7% year to date.
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Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
The current bull market bucked the general trend by having a better second year than first year.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Shares of Coty have bucked 2024's market uptrend, diving more than 26% year to date.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
The Packers bucked a league trend and paid him big bucks in free agency.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Shares of Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo bucked the market Monday, rising modestly in midmorning trading.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Nvidia shares bucked the trend, rising over 3% after CEO Jensen Huang highlighted strong demand for its next-gen Blackwell chips.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
During Monday’s Morning Meeting, Jim Cramer noted that the market bucked its seasonal tendencies.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2024
The current bull market bucked the general trend by having a better second year than first year.
—Jesse Pound, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
Shares of Coty have bucked 2024's market uptrend, diving more than 26% year to date.
—Lisa Kailai Han,alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2024
The Packers bucked a league trend and paid him big bucks in free agency.
—Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2024
Shares of Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo bucked the market Monday, rising modestly in midmorning trading.
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Nvidia shares bucked the trend, rising over 3% after CEO Jensen Huang highlighted strong demand for its next-gen Blackwell chips.
—Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
During Monday’s Morning Meeting, Jim Cramer noted that the market bucked its seasonal tendencies.
—Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bucked
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This is likely why Samsung has resisted making a wider Galaxy Fold for six straight iterations.Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Many conservatives and law enforcement leaders have said the measure will deter crime, while progressives and left-leaning Democrats have resisted it, arguing that altering Proposition 47 will only put more Californians behind bars.Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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Angel City was fined $200,000, was handed a three-point deduction in the standings and president Julie Uhrman and general manager Angela Hucles Mangano were suspended from any duties related to player transactions for the remainder of the 2024 calendar year.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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During a visit with family in London, Johnson’s brother-in-law handed him a Tottenham jacket.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Likely Black voters opposed the ballot measure, which opponents say will unfairly target people of color, while majorities of white, Latino and Asian American/Pacific Islander voters supported it, the poll found.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Several Democratic lawmakers and groups like the American Civil Liberties Union opposed the measure largely because of how it is funded by the new fee tied to criminal convictions.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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The referral passed the Senate on a party-line 16-13 vote with Republicans in favor.Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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If passed, the law would centralize authority over those areas to the Israel Antiquities Authority.The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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In a story by the Record-Courier, if lower G3 levels in a geomagnetic storm are reached in the late evening or early morning, the aurora may be visible for areas in Ohio down to the Ohio River.Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
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In 1960, under the leadership of Harry Bridges, the International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union reached an agreement on automation with the Pacific Maritime Association.Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
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Brady and a few stringers quickly pulled together what Brady named Page Six because that’s the page where the column initially ran.Susan Mulcahy, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Oct. 2024
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Michigan’s largest distributor of housing vouchers hasn't pulled a name off its general waitlist in nearly a year.Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Bucked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bucked. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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