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as in ragged
having an uneven edge or outline
it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show
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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
rode our mountain bikes down the trail's jagged terrain, which made for a bumpy ride
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Recent Examples of jagged
When the shards of symbolic celebration shatter, they are often left to navigate the jagged realities of structural and institutional neglect.
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Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The ice was jagged, and rocks were sticking out at the bottom.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Viola Davis's wispy, jagged bangs are the perfect accessory to her bob.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
If your coat has a large or jagged tear a few inches long, seek out a professional to try repairing the damage.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
The ice was jagged, and rocks were sticking out at the bottom.
—Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Viola Davis's wispy, jagged bangs are the perfect accessory to her bob.
—Elise Tabin, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026
If your coat has a large or jagged tear a few inches long, seek out a professional to try repairing the damage.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jagged
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At 836,000 square miles, Greenland is nearly 80 percent ice, a frozen leaf dangling in the far North Atlantic with dramatic, ragged edges, impossibly sheer cliffs that dwarf even El Capitan, and a massive ice sheet as thick as 11,000 feet.—
Tim Neville,
Outside,
23 Jan. 2026
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Her breath was becoming more ragged.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
7 Jan. 2026
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While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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More clients mean uneven cash timing.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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His high school career lasted just two games before a broken collarbone ended it prematurely.—
Doug Kyed,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Private insurance often covers a finite number of occupational or physical therapy sessions that would help someone recover from, say, a surgery or a broken bone.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Excavators working at a rugged eastern Oregon ranch recently uncovered evidence of Chinese immigrants working as cowboys — a role rarely associated with the American West.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by Montana’s rugged landscape, Grant Achatz of Michelin two-star Alinea in Chicago chose Big Sky for his restaurant’s 20th-anniversary world tour (Tokyo, Beverly Hills, Brooklyn, and Miami were also stops).—
Amy Tara Koch,
Robb Report,
29 Jan. 2026
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The lynchpin to it all is recognizing that 69% of gross domestic product, a rough though imperfect measure of the economy, is consumer spending.—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The hilarious ensemble comedy plays out during a dinner party between a couple who are going through a rough patch and their upstairs neighbors, who turn out to be swingers.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Jagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jagged. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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