jag

noun

Definition of jagnext
1
as in spree

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2
as in spike

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Recent Examples of jag The album is a hot mess of conflicted emotions, empty braggadocio, poor technique, and heartbreaking yet tiresome crying jags. — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025 Bowyer was returning to California from a jag in Vegas. — David Amsden, Rolling Stone, 29 Aug. 2025 That’s how music became the unofficial theme of our India jag and an enduring source of fascination for him. — Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 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 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 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 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. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jag
  1. spree
  2. spike
  3. binge
  4. snag
  5. renewal
  6. sticker
  7. tine
  8. barb
Noun
  • Lavie's latest arrest comes nearly four months after Los Angeles County prosecutors accused her of carrying out a dating app burglary spree targeting wealthy victims across Southern California.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Spurs boast a number of tidy, technical players in the front line but this summer’s spending spree feels an opportunity to add some punch to the No 10 position.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of spree
Noun
  • The spike in 2026 when the Iran War began is a good example of when to watch oil prices—though no recession signs have yet arisen as of this writing.
    — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • That will mean a spike in costs for everything from home equity borrowing to credit cards and personal loans and more.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of spike
Noun
  • But unlike prior seasons, this time​ the series drops all episodes at once, giving the franchise its first true binge release after two seasons of weekly rollouts.
    — Veronica Villafañe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The post-pandemic YOLO spending binges have given way to micro-indulgences.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of binge
Noun
  • So now, more than a year later, and after hitting several snags along the way, the election-date change proposal has finally landed on the ballot, labeled Miami Referendum 1.
    — Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • That trend continued Friday, as Allen pulled down a one-handed snag from quarterback Patrick Mahomes during 11-on-11s that served as the day’s top highlight.
    — Jesse Newell, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of snag
Noun
  • Moments of restoration continue at the resort’s spa, where treatments are rooted in relaxation, renewal and self-care.
    — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 31 July 2026
  • With the feds having signed off, the thinking around CBS was that the sports division could get back to working to hash out a renewal with the NFL.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of renewal
Noun
  • Nurses from each division sit at a table of morning medications, flanked by chocolate syrup, apple juice and sticker books.
    — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Its $5,850 Pinnacle trim, $2,100 AMG Line package and additional equipment pushed the window sticker to $66,030.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sticker
Noun
  • Use a rake with short straight tines to pull up thatch from small areas.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
  • It is also used like a rake, except that the goal is to dig down with the tines to pull up thatch and remove it.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 21 May 2026
Definition of tine
Noun
  • But maybe Wilson’s most pointed barbs are reserved for Nolan’s screenwriting.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 July 2026
  • In a year where everything Skubal does has been fair game for discussion and discord, the barbs surrounding the WBC still have not faded.
    — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of barb

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