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
  • But Resurrection is a return to form, as our genial serial killer relocates to New York after his now-adult son starts his own murder spree.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Billionaires have been on a giving spree recently, particularly toward higher education.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of spree
Noun
  • But the problem with that is covering a railroad spike with solder wouldn’t change it very much.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images A sharp spike in bond yields wasn’t enough to drag down stocks last week, even as traders increasingly bet that the Federal Reserve would issue more rate hikes this year.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of spike
Noun
  • However, emotional hunger or binge-eating disorders are different.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Though many people have fallen out of love with binge-watching, TheWrap has an interesting report about how the model may be coming back into favor.
    — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of binge
Noun
  • Lindsay Clancy's push to probe holdout juror hits snag before pivotal retrial hearing.
    — , FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The snag underscores how tangled sports media rights have become, and the gaps that remain.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of snag
Noun
  • This island calls to people, young and old; seeking emotional clarity, self improvement, stress relief, detox, physical renewal, and soulful, mystical spiritual healing.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That shift means software revenue now comes from renewal and adoption, not a one-time sale, which depend on customers actually succeeding with the technology day after day.
    — Mike Trkay, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of renewal
Noun
  • The private members club has become synonymous with its private parties where guest lists are heavily under wraps and mobile phones are taped with a sticker at the door.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Players will also wear a sticker on their helmets honoring Cox for the remainder of the season.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of sticker
Noun
  • Foremost among Langley’s nine nods is her first-tine nomination for the CMAs’ top prize, entertainer of the year.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Use a rake with short straight tines to pull up thatch from small areas.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Definition of tine
Noun
  • Her barbs are sharp enough to bring even Regina George to tears.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
  • But while politicians trade barbs, residents in Rio de Janeiro have been designing their own responses, with ex-traffickers launching podcasts and grieving mothers stepping up to stop youth recruitment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of barb

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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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