1
as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
the flimsy bridge buckled under the weight of the caravan of trucks
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as in devoted
to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention
buckled himself down and finished the assignment in record time
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Recent Examples of buckled
Moscow launched massive drone and missile strikes on Kyiv, killing at least 17 people in retaliation against recent Ukrainian attacks that have buckled Russia’s economy.
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Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
2 July 2026
Tens of thousands of homes were left without power in France as the grid buckled under the heat.
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Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Hours later, when twin earthquakes struck Venezuela 39 seconds apart, the hotel shook violently, then buckled.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
And the data shows public transit has not buckled under the influx.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
They were prevented from getting out of their garage after water buckled the door.
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Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Ninety-eight people died when part of the 12-story tower buckled.
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Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Troopers later determined that no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt, as all front belts were still buckled after the crash.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Sakahara later told his son he’d been beaten and kicked and only buckled after officers began to direct the threats at people around him, said Koji, who had confronted his father about his confession.
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Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
2 July 2026
Tens of thousands of homes were left without power in France as the grid buckled under the heat.
—
Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
Hours later, when twin earthquakes struck Venezuela 39 seconds apart, the hotel shook violently, then buckled.
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Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
And the data shows public transit has not buckled under the influx.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2026
They were prevented from getting out of their garage after water buckled the door.
—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
Ninety-eight people died when part of the 12-story tower buckled.
—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
22 June 2026
Troopers later determined that no one in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt, as all front belts were still buckled after the crash.
—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
20 June 2026
Sakahara later told his son he’d been beaten and kicked and only buckled after officers began to direct the threats at people around him, said Koji, who had confronted his father about his confession.
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Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckled
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Witnesses said ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the scene after the roof collapsed.
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Families of the people in both apartment buildings – and others that collapsed in the area – have uploaded videos to social media in the days after the earthquake, pleading for help.
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Jim Cramer devoted his Sunday column for Investing Club subscribers to answering that question.
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German political scientist Jürgen Falter has devoted much of his career to studying Nazi membership records and has written extensively on the rise of Adolf Hitler and his party.
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By all accounts, DC Studios’ Supergirl crumpled beneath the red sun of paltry box-office returns, taking in just $38 million domestically over its opening weekend.
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Nothing’s more frustrating than opening your suitcase to find your cutest tops looking like they’ve been crumpled into paper balls.
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Boston Dynamics said the same AI training methods used to teach Atlas celebratory football movements are also being applied to warehouse automation and manufacturing tasks.
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Bollo, the son of a domestic worker and a line cook, said he’s applied to work as a teaching assistant and graduate researcher, which would waive the cost of his tuition.
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The show was so sure-footed in its initial outing, but has ultimately tumbled headlong into a grease trap of its own making, aiming for pungent but landing on precious.
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Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Micron Technology's shares tumbled on Friday, giving back some of the gains from a post-earnings rally, as the memory chipmaker looked to wrap a rocky week of trading that has seen big swings.
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Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
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“Buckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckled. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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