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as in spree
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Recent Examples of jag
On Rogan, Cooper went on a jag essentially about how he was not given free rein to empathize with Nazis and how antisemites were being unfairly banished from the public square.
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Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The guard said 'stand right here' and the Queen came by driving herself home from church in her jag [Jaguar car].
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s the deep sea portion—the Davy Jones’ Locker realm where only top-secret missions and movie directors on submarine jags dare venture.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024
Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
One bear, on a jag this spring, broke into multiple unlocked vehicles.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Alcohol exacerbated Brian’s fragile disposition — leading to tantrums, meltdowns, car crashes, and crying jags.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Music is a surefire way to stop a crying jag for some babies.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 7 June 2023
Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The guard said 'stand right here' and the Queen came by driving herself home from church in her jag [Jaguar car].
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
There’s the deep sea portion—the Davy Jones’ Locker realm where only top-secret missions and movie directors on submarine jags dare venture.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024
Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
One bear, on a jag this spring, broke into multiple unlocked vehicles.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Alcohol exacerbated Brian’s fragile disposition — leading to tantrums, meltdowns, car crashes, and crying jags.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Music is a surefire way to stop a crying jag for some babies.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 7 June 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jag
Noun
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Simone Biles Knows Something About Victory Biles is coming off a record-setting spree in 2024 after winning four Olympic medals at the Paris Games, bringing her total medal count to 11 with seven gold, two silver and two bronze.—
Kasey Nelson,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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In addition to Sacramento, the group robbed banks and credit unions in Vallejo, Suisun City, Benicia, Concord and Antioch in a spree that began in June of 2023 and continued through September 2024, the agreement shows.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Many states beefed up staffing during the COVID-19 pandemic, shifting workers from other parts of state unemployment agencies to customer service, but moved them back to their old positions as the spike in applications ebbed, Traub said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Interest in gold spikes in times of uncertainty as investors seek a safe place for their money, although there can still be some volatility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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And who wants to tell Peacock that Organized Crime Season 5 is a weekly release, not a binge drop?—
Vlada Gelman,
TVLine,
18 Apr. 2025
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And that starts this week with this ten episode binge dump.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In September 1856, the three-year-old, 171-foot long Steamboat Arabia, laden with over 200 tons of cargo bound for 16 frontier towns, struck a tree snag and quickly sank to the bottom of the Missouri River, just six miles west of Kansas City.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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More than a decade later, there are still up to 300 snags — dead standing trees — per acre in some of Yosemite’s most intensely affected areas, Stephens said.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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There are stickers on lampposts in town with McKenna’s name in the shape of certain golden arches, and there seems to be no dilution of Suffolk belief in the 38-year-old Northern Irishman.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Surveillance footage from the plaza showed a black Chevrolet Trax with a rear window sticker circling the lot around 7 p.m., police said.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Bridge Grants will provide support to sustain research programs that are facing significant delays in federal grant review and renewal cycles.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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An additional dilemma for executive authority Zack Smith, a legal fellow at the Heritage Foundation, told the Washington Examiner that Edelman’s judicial renewal highlights a vulnerability the Trump administration may seek to address.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The antlers were huge, and the tines were almost white.—
Jeffrey A. Brunk,
Outdoor Life,
10 Apr. 2025
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This type of optical diffraction makes small points of light take on the shape of the aperture and render as 14-point starbursts, but their tines lack definition, streaking out into multiple lines.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Ted and Harvey are buddies, trading barbs and game plans.—
Ayan Artan,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2025
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Paxton and Cornyn have traded barbs back and forth for years, with the attorney general slamming Cornyn’s votes in favor of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and bipartisan legislation on gun safety following the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.—
Jared Gans,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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