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  • plural of bucket.
  • present tense form of bucket (3rd person singular).
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buckets

NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
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The 36-year-old tower crane operator in Nashville, Tenn., who works 12-hour shifts, helps lift and move rebar and buckets of concrete from a perch often hundreds of feet in the air.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

In an already tenuous industry marked by razor-thin margins, high rents and increasing costs for goods and labor, some of the Southland’s favorite beach bars and restaurants are dumping out buckets of water this month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Neighbors line up in the same spot, marking their place with tanks, buckets and jerrycans.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026

Their work with portfolio companies typically falls into three buckets: helping plan and execute their next fundraise; building and scaling financial operating models; and hiring finance personnel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

They recommended hanging metal buckets of ice from the ceiling.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow


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