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bucket

[buhk-it] / ˈbʌk ɪt /
NOUN
container, often for liquids, with handle
Synonyms


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Analysts say that’s a drop in the bucket.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

It is, in many respects, the bucket list to end all bucket lists.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

"The knee joint, which is also the most common location for osteoarthritis, naturally acts like a leaky bucket," Liu says.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

“It’s really a drop in the bucket when we’re talking about statewide human-wildlife conflicts,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

It was coming down low to dip a big hanging bucket into the lake.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

Woodall returned at the cafe’s request, filming the stained, decaying ceiling and the water-catching buckets and coffee pots on the floor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

Mushroom-pickers, who carry their wares in bright plastic buckets strapped to their backs, wait outside behind a folding gate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

When you get to the end of each year, Chatzky said to look at the performance of each of the buckets and think about what you may need to move as the years go by.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026

The family initially boiled kettles to fill up buckets to wash and clean the dishes, but they've now invested in a camping shower.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026

Twig’s dad is a banker in New York and makes buckets of money.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

“I think we need a more personalized approach for each individual in determining when they should actually start screening—not this bucketed start age,” Bea says.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 2, 2023

He said the Fed would revisit how firms were bucketed by size when it came to supervision and regulation.

From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2023

"The rain was horrendous. It literally bucketed down," said parish council vice-chairman Mike Palmer.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2021

Any captured water is bucketed to toilets for flushing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2018

It’s outside, waiting to be bucketed, lifted inside, and decorated with paper chains and berries.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

For much of Saturday afternoon, the skies above Charlotte were a dirty shade of grey, the rain bucketing down, the wind blowing hard, thunder and lightning seen and heard every minute or so.

From BBC ● Jun. 28, 2026

Choosing value-based strategies, dividend stocks and bucketing approaches can help you navigate several market scenarios, Saglimbene said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2022

“The water was still thigh-high at 7 a.m. and those who parked their cars in the streets were in panic because their vehicles were submerged … Other residents were bucketing out water from their homes.”

From Washington Times ● Sep. 5, 2022

“Generally the tiered model is a great approach and some of their general bucketing makes a lot of logical sense,” he said.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2021

He was glad they hadn’t waited for the rain to come bucketing down; it was slippery enough as it was.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook


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