jags

plural of jag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jags
Noun
  • Through countless binges and marathons, the NBC sitcom has built up a fan devotion that borders on religious.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Late-night YouTube binges, private DMs and social media posts could trigger a red flag on some dashboard.
    The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kimmel and Damon have playfully traded barbs over the past two decades since that moment, roping others like Ben Affleck, Sarah Silverman, and Tom Brady into their shenanigans.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
  • While politicians continue to trade insults and barbs on social media over the partial federal government shutdown, federal officials have taken another step toward increasing the use of coal power.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Maybe the economy is just right-sizing, with companies returning to more normal employee head-counts after recent hiring sprees.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 20 Sep. 2025
  • James was famous for his bank robbery sprees, including one that led to a $10,000 reward for his capture.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Past trials using peptide vaccines have failed to prevent cancer recurrences.
    Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Developers have yet to break ground, while people familiar with the matter in the UAE, Nairobi, and Washington catalog problems with the project, extending from grand geopolitics to quotidian financial snags.
    Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
  • That could provide a backup plan if the state charges hit snags, said Cassell, echoing another famous Utah case.
    Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What’s more, two critical trade preference programs—the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE-HELP—lapsed on Tuesday without renewals.
    Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Despite that, due largely to the strong creative, Hulu and sibling 20th TV Animation have stuck with the series with a string of renewals, most recently for the upcoming sixth and final season.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • And that’s while thousands of rental units sit unoccupied within Nashville’s inner highway loop, following a development boom that some development firms predict will lead to rent increases by 2027.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Index items that have seen the biggest increases so far are snacks like peanuts and potato chips.
    Alexander Coolidge, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There have been spurts of parity before.
    Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • As the lieutenant falls to the ground dead, blood spurts from his head.
    Time, Time, 20 Sep. 2025
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“Jags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jags. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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