jag

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Recent Examples of jag 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
Noun
  • Advertisement In the late 2000s, as the climate warmed further, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad loosened restrictions on well drilling and started another dam building spree.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When a chilling new spree of murders happens 37 years later, an older Georgia (Heather Mitchell) is pulled back into the nightmare.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Le Maire had overseen a drastic spike in the national deficit during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
  • When fruits are juiced, they are absorbed more quickly, leading to a faster spike in blood sugar.
    Kathi Valeii Published, Verywell Health, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more!
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Interestingly, though, brokerage strategists' index targets continue to lag the index itself, professional investors are not yet maxed out on equity risk and even the retail-trader frenzy is short of the 2021 binge on unprofitable tech stocks and meme plays.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • However, there remain several potential snags.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • This isn't the first time the snag of a home run ball has topped headlines this season.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Another depicts a man riding a camel in Egypt with a sticker on the camel's butt.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There’s been some movement on Capitol Hill to revive the sticker program.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • It is traditionally marked by fasting, repentance and prayer, as worshippers seek atonement and spiritual renewal.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That does not include policyholders who already paid their renewal premiums, said Mark Friedlander of the Insurance Information Institute.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then lift the lid and fluff the pilaf with the tines of a large fork and serve.
    Bill St. John, Denver Post, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The tines were unnaturally white and sharp, considering Waters claimed to have taken the buck during the late muzzleloader season, which occurs after the rut in Wisconsin.
    Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • No barbs being thrown back and forth.
    Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
  • When asked why an unsigned FBI and DOJ memo concluding there was no need to make further disclosures on the Epstein matter did include his signature, Patel got in a barb at former President Biden.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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