BUCKLE Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of buckle

as in to collapse

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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as in to devote

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 buckle

Verb

Hours later, when twin earthquakes struck Venezuela 39 seconds apart, the hotel shook violently, then buckled. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026 Clinics are dealing with staffing shortages, appointment backlogs and a system buckling under administrative weight. — Saran Siva, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Noun

The Ubfen low-wedge sandals offer arch support and a stylish buckle for extra flair. — Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026 The tactile silhouette is finished with a small silver buckle outlined in crystals on the ankle strap. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for buckle

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Verb

The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
The dogs, specially trained to detect human scent, have spent days searching for people trapped beneath the rubble of nearly 200 buildings that collapsed following the two powerful back-to-back earthquakes.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of collapse

Verb

Historians have devoted enormous attention to the collapse of the royal courts, the creation of state judiciaries, the drafting of new constitutions, and the construction of the legal institutions of the new republic.

— Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
The North Dakota library, located near the national park gateway town of Medora, devotes a number of exhibits to Roosevelt’s commitment to protecting America’s vanishing wildlands and wild animals.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2026

Definition of devote

Noun

The rules would restrict data center water use by requiring closed loop cooling systems, and would increase set back requirements to put more space between data center buildings and nearby homes and businesses.

— Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Called Kamo‘oalewa, the space rock loops by Earth, coming as close as 9 million miles and as far as 25 million miles from our planet.

— Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 6 July 2026

Definition of loop

Verb

News of his death – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years – quickly went global, with graphic videos flooding social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle swiftly condemning the killing.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Leo Jimenez also went deep for the Marlins, who set a franchise record with 12 homers for a three-game series.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Wiener asked for amendments to the bill during the bill’s review and in the committee meeting, including that the lifetime ban only be applied to Tier 3 members.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
The ruling establishes the legal standard going forward and does not change the law that applied previously.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of apply

Noun

Organizers ruled North American country could compete after the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which governs the song contest, allowed the CBC/Radio-Canada fully into its fold last week.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
In some experiments, virus levels in the lungs fell by nearly 300-fold compared with untreated animals.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of fold

Verb

When this place is eventually gone — a phrase that feels truly bizarre given the environment this summer and the half-century preceding it — the lasting images will be the seas of red.

— Sam McDowell Updated July 3, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Officials advise the public to give bears space and not let pets bother them.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026

Definition of give

Noun

Despite the 2010 box office success ofJackass 3D, his spiral was worsened by the death of his best friend and Jackass co-star Ryan Dunn in a car crash the following year.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2026
His flurry of buying came on the tail end of a steep four-day spiral that was sparked by the unveiling of his plan for broad and high tariffs.

— Alex Harring,Luke Fountain, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of spiral

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