jag

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Recent Examples of jag 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jag
Noun
  • The film sees Steamboat Willie’s first mate, Minnie, go on a killing spree when seeking revenge against the childhood bullies who tortured her as a teenager.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 June 2025
  • Zuckerberg’s poaching spree is just the high-stakes version of a much older human truth: transformation is easier to imagine when someone close has already blazed the trail.
    Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • On Friday, the VIX—Wall Street’s fear gauge—fell 7.9% after Thursday’s spike on war talk.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 20 June 2025
  • The war in Gaza and the spike in antisemitism have loomed large over the mayoral primary.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • Dropped as a rare (for Prime Video) binge on April 24, Étoile didn’t chart on Nielsen’s weekly Top 10 for Originals.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 June 2025
  • The central bank gold buying binge should continue for at least another two years.
    Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • But despite his popularity in the heavily Democratic state, Newsom’s governorship has continued to hit snags.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 12 June 2025
  • But both hit snags in May as fiscal reality set in.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Save a transparent sticker of your shareable stats to your camera roll.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 17 June 2025
  • In a break from traditional instant cameras that rely on expensive self-developing paper and chemicals, this model includes two rolls of thermal paper and one roll of thermal sticker paper, allowing kids to print up to 165 photos out of the box without the mess or the wait.
    Nia Bowers, USA Today, 15 June 2025
Noun
  • The bill would create a $550 charge for work authorization applications with renewal every six months.
    Elena Moore, NPR, 28 June 2025
  • Her passport renewal was rejected despite her current passport and other documents matching her gender identity.
    Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The broad fork, a big garden fork with very heavy tines that sink into and lift soil, is another tool that's used to turn soil.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 May 2025
  • The piece was created using a process called knapping in which a tool like an antler tine would be used to gradually remove small flakes from the larger flint piece until it was shaped, archaeologists said.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 12 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The barbs are the latest chapter in a long-running, often personal feud between Trump and Newsom, who have clashed repeatedly over everything from the governor’s response to recent wildfires to water policy to California’s high-speed rail.
    Nik Popli, Time, 9 June 2025
  • Gayle nearly always has a nasty comment or barb and picks someone to fight with at every family gathering.
    Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025

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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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