1
as in collapsing
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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2
as in devoting
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 buckling
Instead of buckling to the pressure, McCarthy and company marched down the field and put together three impressive scoring drives.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The despite being at less than capacity, the report reveals a facility buckling under the weight of a healthcare crisis, severe staffing shortages, and systemic safety lapses.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Many pregnant women are wearing their seatbelts incorrectly, buckling across the belly rather than low on the hips.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The teens star in a series of nine videos that teach kids everything from buckling a seat belt properly to crossing the street safely.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
But that delicate ecosystem is now buckling under the weight of new federal policy.
—Amy Harclerode, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Planes are specifically designed to withstand even severe turbulence and buckling your seatbelt is the surest way to avoid injury, Gallego Marcos said.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
The despite being at less than capacity, the report reveals a facility buckling under the weight of a healthcare crisis, severe staffing shortages, and systemic safety lapses.
—Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Many pregnant women are wearing their seatbelts incorrectly, buckling across the belly rather than low on the hips.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The teens star in a series of nine videos that teach kids everything from buckling a seat belt properly to crossing the street safely.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2025
But that delicate ecosystem is now buckling under the weight of new federal policy.
—Amy Harclerode, New York Daily News, 8 Aug. 2025
Planes are specifically designed to withstand even severe turbulence and buckling your seatbelt is the surest way to avoid injury, Gallego Marcos said.
—Renée Rigdon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckling
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Mayor Eric Adams, in joining supporters of a ban, cited safety concerns in the increasingly crowded green space, including incidents in recent years of horses collapsing and dying on the job or breaking free from their drivers and running loose in the park.—
Philip Marcelo,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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By April, Vernier was taking as much as 500 milligrams a day and said his life was collapsing.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
18 Sep. 2025
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Owens, who was then devoting much of her airtime to the legal drama between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, responded to Kraus on Instagram.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Here, 14 members of Forbes Agency Council share the line items their agencies are devoting more of their budgets to this year and the strategy behind these decisions.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Singh’s truck blocked both lanes of the northbound Turnpike, leading the Chrysler Town & Country minivan the three friends were riding in to slam into the semi’s 18-wheeler trailer, crumpling underneath it.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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The president on Tuesday again pushed back applying a ban on the app, which had been decided under his predecessor Joe Biden.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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By structuring channels by function and project and applying machine learning filters (such as Slack’s Workflow Builder), key signals are amplified, noise is reduced and both focus and responsiveness improve.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Dodgers went on to defeat the Giants by the score of 6-3 giving Kershaw a no-decision while clinching a postseason berth.—
Wayne G. McDonnell,
Forbes.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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By turning a blind eye to scalpers, even giving them the tools to bypass limits and harvest tickets, Live Nation has acted as the promoter, the primary ticket seller, the artists’ manager, and the scalper.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
19 Sep. 2025
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Marie fights the Hometeamers using her blood-bending powers, and a video of the aftermath goes viral on social media.—
Olivia Singh,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Salt unlocks hidden currents To measure performance, the team used a three-point bending test.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Buckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckling. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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