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buck for

VERB
favor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accept advocate appreciate approve back champion choose encourage endorse pick praise support
STRONG
approbate commend countenance esteem eulogize fancy honor incline patronize prize sanction value
WEAK
be in favor of be on one's side flash on for go for hold with lean toward look up to opt for regard highly root for single out take a liking to take a shine to take to think well of tilt toward
Antonyms
STRONGEST
censure criticize disagree disallow disapprove discourage dissuade neglect oppose protest refuse reject
STRONG
deny dislike disrespect hate
WEAK
disfavor hinder hurt thwart

Example Sentences

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"The buck for this fiasco ultimately stops with the prime minister."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2025

It suggested the State Bar was trying to pass the buck for its own failures.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2025

"You want to have more duration on because that means you will get more bang for your buck for that interest rate move."

From Reuters • May 1, 2023

Her teachers call her “pretty girl,” and if I had a buck for every stranger who made a comment, I could quit my day job.

From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2022

I gave her a buck for being so nice, but she wouldn't take it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger