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as in flags
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a Portuguese ship flying the national jack
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as in sailors
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks, harlots, and other dockside denizens
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Recent Examples of jacks
And then crews will move the new bridge into place using 8-ton jacks that are the size of a desk.
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John Shumway, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Species like mahi mahi, jacks and amberjacks also use it as a primary nursery area.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The micro workouts included moves like rotini spiral planks, spaghetti curls and penne plié squats, along with star jacks, which were inspired by the new Protein+ star shape.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The landline base unit has two RJ-11 phone jacks at the rear, along with a hardwired power cord.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit back-to-back jacks to give the Braves a 2-0 lead in what would be their final at-bat.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Or complete jumping jacks by tapping one foot out at a time, Bonney says.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026
No one in my generation remembers the huge labor force of switchboard operators, but in the 1950s there were 340,000 workers physically plugging cords into jacks to connect callers to one another (roughly equivalent to the number of dental assistants today).
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Pump jacks operate in a field on March 11, 2026 in Gillett, Texas.
—Lim Hui Jie,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
John Shumway, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Species like mahi mahi, jacks and amberjacks also use it as a primary nursery area.
—Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 4 May 2026
The micro workouts included moves like rotini spiral planks, spaghetti curls and penne plié squats, along with star jacks, which were inspired by the new Protein+ star shape.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
The landline base unit has two RJ-11 phone jacks at the rear, along with a hardwired power cord.
—John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson hit back-to-back jacks to give the Braves a 2-0 lead in what would be their final at-bat.
—Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Or complete jumping jacks by tapping one foot out at a time, Bonney says.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Mar. 2026
No one in my generation remembers the huge labor force of switchboard operators, but in the 1950s there were 340,000 workers physically plugging cords into jacks to connect callers to one another (roughly equivalent to the number of dental assistants today).
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026
Pump jacks operate in a field on March 11, 2026 in Gillett, Texas.
—Lim Hui Jie,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jacks
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To my eye, apart from more Masters flags, the setting has hardly changed since my parents were picking up the tab.—
Robert F. Moss,
Southern Living,
10 May 2026
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Mamdani announced that on Saturday the Big Apple would lower flags to half-mast at all municipal buildings to honor Gresham.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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This is how you guys break it to me.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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You guys went to see him and also gave his son a scholarship.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Indigo waves Along the Pacific Coast of the United States, waves of shimmering, indigo blue creatures known as Velella velella or by-the-wind sailors, have been washing up on beaches this spring.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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More than 20,000 sailors aboard around 1,600 vessels are trapped in the region.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
6 May 2026
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Many of the Canopy and Miramar suites have private plunge pools.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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To that end there are also state-of-the-art fitness facilities with a spa, indoor and outdoor pools, tennis and pickleball courts, and a long roster of yoga and exercise classes.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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Environmentalists say the state should not be cutting carbon-storing redwoods, while loggers maintain their practices are sustainable.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Over the past few years, a wave of companies has emerged to extract sophisticated and granular information about how employees spend their time, sometimes down to the minute, using tech such as location trackers, keystroke loggers, cameras, and microphones.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Two banners criticising club president Florentino Perez were removed by stadium security as Real Madrid defeated Real Oviedo 2-0 in their penultimate home game of the season at the Bernabeu.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
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The city’s banners honor residents who served in the military.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Webb County confirmed five males and one female were found dead in a news release on Tuesday, May 12.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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The victims have been identified as five males and one female, ranging in age from 14 to 56, according to the Webb County Medical Examiner’s Office.—
David K. Li,
NBC news,
12 May 2026
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These blackouts occur when intense X-ray and ultraviolet radiation from solar flares ionize Earth's upper atmosphere, interfering with high-frequency radio signals used by aviators, mariners and amateur radio operators.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Just know that there is an army of mariners on the ships, moving those goods around the world.—
Steve Kastenbaum,
NPR,
9 May 2026
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“Jacks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jacks. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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