mag

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mag

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1 magnesium

2 magnetism

3 magneto

4 magnitude

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Noun flip through this month's fashion mags to find out what's in style

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The mag decided that Marvin Gaye’s socially resonant What’s Going On was No. 1, dethroning Sgt. — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, "Doc's Morning Line: How do these Reds compare to the last three playoff teams?," 30 Sep. 2020 Keep your mags clean and hidden with these IWB carriers. — Outdoor Life, "4 Things You Need to Concealed Carry a Handgun (Comfortably) in Hot Weather," 5 June 2020 The business mag estimates that the champagne company is now worth in excess of $310 million. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, "A Brief Look at Jay-Z's Current Side Hustles," 10 July 2019 Molle webbing on the holster lets the user attach extra items, such as a mag pouch. — The Editors, Outdoor Life, "The Survival Gear You Want When Things Go Wrong in the Backcountry," 20 Feb. 2020 Revenue continued to shrink at Maxim magazine, which Biglari has transformed from a lads’ mag to a luxury lifestyle publication. — Patrick Danner, ExpressNews.com, "Steak n Shake drags down San Antonio’s Biglari Holdings," 24 Feb. 2020 Endorsed by postfem mag Bust, this site presents a mind-boggling 65,000 movies. — The Editors, Marie Claire, "The Hottest Porn for Women on the Internet," 13 Aug. 2019 All of this has much to do with the mag’s editor, Randy Kennedy, a former arts reporter for the New York Times who knows how to balance smart and readable — and who also knows how to do things like write a western and put away piles of tacos. — Los Angeles Times, "Essential Arts: How Ernie Barnes’ painting of a jubilant nightclub became a museum draw," 31 Aug. 2019 Brodesser-Akner, who like Elizabeth toiled at men’s mags before her current post at the New York Times, is a top-notch feature writer thanks to her hyper-observant sensibility, which serves her well as a novelist. — Mark Athitakis, USA TODAY, "A busted marriage examined in Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s sharp 'Fleishman Is in Trouble'," 17 June 2019

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“Mag.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mag. Accessed 25 Nov. 2020.

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