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
  • In the worst killing spree in Germany’s post-war history, a former nurse was jailed in 2019 for life for murdering 85 of his patients.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The widening gap followed a private equity spending spree in 2021, as firms rushed to deploy unspent funds, with activity also boosted by ultra-low interest rates.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Energy experts often link soaring electric bills to a rising demand for energy, without a concurrent spike in supply.
    Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The most dangerous change might be the spike in overnight temperatures, which robs resting bodies of the chance to recover from daytime heat, thus contributing to as many as 600 excess deaths from heat each year.
    Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This 13-episode techno-horror about a young girl who is slowly subsumed into a life on the Wired (the show’s version of the internet) is a perfect pre-Y2K-paranoia binge.
    Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Settle in for a movie binge session with Netflix's 2021 Fear Street trilogy.
    Emy LaCroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Lemon had a career-high 161 yards through the air and Lane’s 74 included several diving snags and one spectacular one-hander in the end zone despite tight coverage.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Close all zippers and fasteners to prevent snags or tears.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Davison asked his son to find any kind of tape, including the dinosaur sticker.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • And when there's a sale sticker involved?
    Lily Wohlner, Allure, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Those employees can continue working on SNAP applications and renewals until that date.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2025
  • His original announcement on October 13 stated his contract was simply not being renewed, but this new report confirms the non-renewal has been escalated to an early termination.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 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
  • The race has been marked by barbs between Huffman and Wambsganss, as both try to win over the conservative vote, and flowing money, as billionaires waded into the North Texas election.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Nov. 2025
  • In recent months, the 79-year-old has traded barbs with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, too.
    Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.

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