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buck

noun as in male animal

Strongest match

Strong match

verb as in resist, oppose

verb as in move with jerking motion

verb as in throw off, dislodge

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When updating an existing home, she says, “The biggest bang for your buck in terms of improving comfort and energy efficiency tends to actually be in air sealing.”

Bernard DeVoto once tried to buck up his friend Catherine Drinker Bowen, who was wavering between a career in history and one in music.

But the USA defender showcased exactly why Chelsea were willing to pay the big bucks with a colossal display against Europe's elite side.

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Sturgeon said she acted in "good faith" and defended her decision to "lead from the front and make clear that the buck stopped with me".

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They will have to buck historical trends to do so, having won only five of the 29 previous Test meetings.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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