buckles (down)

verb

present tense third-person singular of buckle (down)
as in knuckles down

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  1. pitches in
  2. slaves
  3. bangs away
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  • That brought up the right-handed-hitting Díaz, who got ahead 3-1 in the count after Ashby threw two pitches in the dirt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Henderson started on 11 days’ rest and struggled as the Rays fouled off 13 of 35 pitches in the first.
    — Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
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  • Things are equally akilter in his family’s home, with his mother now sitting on the couch watching TV while his father slaves away in the kitchen.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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  • To heat-style, blow-dry curtain bangs away from the face, sweeping them from side to side with a paddle brush.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 9 June 2026
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“Buckles (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/buckles%20%28down%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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