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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
Synonyms


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He divides his priorities into three distinct buckets.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

“Step into almost any gym in the world today and you will see kettlebells, medicine balls, rowing machines, and even buckets of chalk, each of which CrossFit helped normalize for gymgoers,” Mr. Marsh writes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 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

We lug buckets of water from the river for cooking and washing and drinking.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone


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