buckled

verb

past tense of buckle
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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2
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 Even the region's major interstate highway, I-70, was partly shut down after a section of it buckled under the weight of pounding rain. — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Three of the teenagers, including the driver and front-seat passenger, were wearing seat belts, while the other two were not buckled in and were ejected from the vehicle, the Mesa County Coroner's Office said. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The project is located not far from the former Pfizer headquarters on East 42nd Street, where structural columns buckled and floors sagged on July 7 during its conversion into roughly 1,600 apartments. — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 By any reasonable reading of the setup, renter demand should have buckled, right? — Brad Hunter, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 After nearly two terrifying minutes, the jerking stopped, but the first floor of his building had buckled. — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 27 July 2026 College networks buckled under the traffic, and bulletin boards lit up, as the game eventually was installed on more computers than Microsoft Windows 95 at the time. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 Argentina responded two minutes later with a try to backrower Joaquin Oviedo after Delguy buckled the defense. — ABC News, 11 July 2026 Yesterday, officials evacuated that Midtown building, which is being converted into an apartment complex, after several floors caved in and two columns buckled. — Elaine Chen, STAT, 8 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for buckled
  1. collapsed
  2. devoted
  3. crumpled
  4. applied
  5. tumbled
  6. gave
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  • American officials rebutted Carney’s account of why the talks collapsed.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
  • His announcement came after trade talks collapsed between the two countries and each began calling for higher tariffs.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of collapsed
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  • Davis has been the star witness for Nevada prosecutors, who devoted large portions of their case to simply recounting things the murder suspect has said about the 1996 killing of the rap star during a drive-by shooting just off the Las Vegas Strip.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In the later years of her life, Eastman settled in Montana and devoted herself to animal advocacy.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of devoted
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  • According to National Geographic, as the Arabian plate began to move further under the Eurasian plate, the two plates crumpled together, creating the Zagros Mountains — an impressive stretch of peaks that still exist in Iran.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The 23-year-old crumpled to the ground, clutching his left hand before walking off with trainers.
    — Alejandro Avila, FOXNews.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of crumpled
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  • The country applied to join the EU in 2009 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
    — Azhar Sukri, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • If lime is needed to adjust the pH of the soil, it should be applied at least 1 month before reseeding.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of applied
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  • Howmet Aerospace — Shares of the manufacturer of engines for gas turbines tumbled more than 8%.
    — Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • On one page, tiny, antlike sinners tumbled down a cliff toward perdition.
    — Laura Preston, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of tumbled
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave

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“Buckled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckled. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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