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 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
  • Stocks in Asia and the United States fell Friday after technological advances announced by a Chinese artificial intelligence company intensified concerns that the AI spending spree driving this year’s market rally could be at risk.
    — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Following a 35-minute ambient companion to ILIIAITE released a year later, Loathe have been in road-dog mode, accompanying everyone from Knocked Loose to Korn to Three Days Grace on a near-constant spree of world tours.
    — Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 16 July 2026
Definition of spree
Noun
  • The Iran war has resulted in a significant spike in fuel prices – roughly 27% over the year – which trickles down through the economy.
    — Elizabeth Canales, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • Semiconductors and computing equipment paved the way for the export demand growth amid the spike in global demand for AI hardware, while automobile shipments surpassed 1 million in a month for the first time.
    — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 15 July 2026
Definition of spike
Noun
  • Numbing all that pain by going on The Lost Weekend-style binges of booze and drugs.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
  • The country music star, who is navigating his divorce from Bunnie Xo, shared how a single indulgence quickly snowballed into a binge while chatting with a fan.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Definition of binge
Noun
  • SpaceX has caught Super Heavy three times to date, but it's been a while; the last such snag came on Flight 8 in March 2025.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 16 July 2026
  • Not securing the zippers, ties, or buttons on your duvet cover before washing—these can get tangled or snag.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
Definition of snag
Noun
  • The Trust instead signed a 10-year lease, overwhelmingly approved by Miami voters in a referendum, with options for renewal.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • That information includes the types of services covered by the renewal, the frequency and cost of renewing the service, and clear instructions on how to cancel the subscription or membership.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of renewal
Noun
  • In England, one of the great joys of the World Cup—right up there with filling in sticker books, reviving old pop songs, and watching Germany lose—is the tournament wall chart.
    — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 14 July 2026
  • Organizers said Panini set a new Guinness World Record for the largest sports sticker exchange in eight hours, with 4,446 swaps completed.
    — Kristie Keleshian, CBS News, 12 July 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
  • Rattlesnake master, a native prairie plant, has long, thin, stiff leaves with barbs along the entire margin.
    — Sheryl DeVore, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • Its backward-facing barbs resemble overlapping tiles on a roof.
    — Philip Anderson, The Conversation, 8 July 2026
Definition of barb

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