bagged

past tense of bag
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as in left
to give up (a job or office) if the supervisor says one more nasty thing to me, I'm going to bag this stupid job

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Recent Examples of bagged Kane might win the numbers game and — surprise — Bayern might have bagged their umpteenth Bundesliga title in a row. Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Since 1998, when his indie drama Slam bagged the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance and the Caméra d’Or at Cannes, the poet, rapper, musician, actor, and director has had a thoroughly fascinating, not to mention utterly unique, career. Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026 Florida set the kill quota at 172 bears in 2025, but hunters bagged just 52, as many who won a permit didn’t use it. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026 The Dog Stars bagged a 41 percent critics approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, along with a 70 audience score. Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 30 Aug. 2026 Growth and regulation A customer reaches for Taylor Farms bagged salads for sale at a grocery store in Hercules, California, July 17, 2026. Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Trash that can’t fit in the toter should be bagged before setting out by the curb with the trash can, Bonta said. Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 For that reason, any hair collected from the traps is bagged and documented to be sent back to Morin’s lab in Mississippi for genetic testing. John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026 Making sure all trash is bagged can help keep liquids from pooling there. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bagged
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  • In several looks, the hips protruded impressively outward, but the silhouette appeared more subtle and somewhat suitable for everyday wear in the label’s delicate camisole tops.
    Kelly Niesen, Glamour, 24 July 2026
  • The skinny braids wrapped the bottom of the bun, while the thicker braids dressed the top, forming a cylinder shape that protruded from the crown of her head.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 29 June 2026
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  • Chicago police said a man approached each victim from behind, wrapped his arms around them and then grabbed their breasts and groin area over their clothes before fleeing the area.
    Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Hardy avoided a collision, but Showalter grabbed him and swung him off his bicycle, the lawsuit said.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As someone who still brings up how James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess should’ve won season 23 in casual conversation, I am so pumped Sharna is back in the ballroom after four years.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Laleh Marzban, who won Best Actress in Venice Film Festival’s Orizzonti sidebar, has become the subject of a harsh smear campaign by Islamic Republic state media over comments in her acceptance speech dedicating the prize to the women of Iran.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
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  • No one is questioning that Davion Mitchell has earned and is capable of holding a spot in the Heat’s rotation.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
  • After attending Bucharest’s Academy of Theatrical Arts and Cinematography, she was accepted into NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, then later earned a master’s degree from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
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  • The dog’s ribs poked out, her skin was irritated and red, and patches of fur were missing — a possible sign of mange.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In between, Arsenal had plenty of attacking joy, particularly when the slick positional rotations of their right flank poked at the weak spot on the left of Chelsea’s defence.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Surveillance cameras caught video of the suspect [Brown] dressed in black with a mask and a gun walking to a set of pumps where another man was already putting gas into his Acura on the driver's side.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Rafael Lopez, a Downey resident who has lived next door to the Kim family for years, said the FBI raid last summer caught neighbors by surprise when they were jolted awake by megaphones.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
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  • Alpha has achieved several successful launches, but setbacks and failures have kept Firefly from establishing a routine launch cadence.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
  • OpenAI is open about the fact that the numbers are achieved under the best possible conditions and may be slightly different from the models available in the production ChatGPT product that most users can access.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026
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  • All three are allegedly part of Ghost Town, a notorious gang from West Oakland that made headlines last year for a brazen high-end robbery spree that reaped hundreds of thousands of dollars and left victims traumatized, according to court records.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The company reaped about $900 million with its initial public offering.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Bagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bagged. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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