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
  • Luchin was charged with the spree in state court last year, but now federal prosecutors have taken the reins.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The robbery was believed to be one of eight Chicago-area bank heists pulled by Erickson in a 23-month crime spree that netted nearly $180,000.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Ground beef price spike is blamed on several factors, most prevalent weather and drought.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 Jan. 2026
  • How robots detect pain and trigger instant reflexes If force exceeds a preset threshold, the skin generates a high-voltage spike that goes straight to the motors.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Perfect New Year’s Day binge-fest.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
  • But barring an unexpected snag in negotiations, the Giants are primed to land a coach who made a dozen postseason appearances and won 180 regular-season games in Baltimore.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026
  • But efforts to champion tenant protections hit a major snag Tuesday when a controversial rent control proposal died in the Assembly Judiciary Committee.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Begin to erase the sticker off the wood.
    Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 15 Jan. 2026
  • Peffers said the motorist would also have the option of placing the sticker on the driver’s side windshield instead of just the back window.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Klein also pointed out that a renewal in Marriott's credit card program could provide an additional boost to the company's EBITDA.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The massive response from fans has led to a swift season 2 renewal and its stars, Williams and Connor Storrie, becoming viral sensations.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Jan. 2026
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 House Oversight Committee’s first hearing on the Minnesota fraud scandal was complete with lawmakers pointing fingers and exchanging barbs in heated exchanges.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 8 Jan. 2026
  • The barbs have come from both sides of the political spectrum.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026

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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.

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