jags

noun

plural of jag
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as in binges

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as in barbs

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  1. binges
  2. barbs
  3. sprees
  4. spikes
  5. recurrences
  6. snags
  7. pickups
  8. stickers
Noun
  • That total wasn’t built on epic reading binges or monastic retreats.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Fiedler, who was the co-Continental League Player of the Year along with Chaparral's All-Colorado junior guard Luke Howery, had his scoring binges fueled by his ability to draw fouls.
    — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
Definition of binges
Noun
  • In a decision about gun regulations, Alito and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson traded barbs about whether historical gun laws that discriminated against Black people were relevant to the case.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 26 June 2026
  • The candidates in the crowded field have traded barbs about Bores’ supposed ties to Big Tech and outside groups have poured millions into the race both supporting and opposing his proposals to regulate artificial intelligence.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
Definition of barbs
Noun
  • Singer Bradley Nowell drunk-steered his band through sordid anthems, crashing through references to classic ska and dancehall songs, shouting out Rudimentary Peni and Geto Boys, and re-setting the murder ballads and drug sprees of outlaw country in suburban California.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 15 June 2026
  • The surge in pink slips started in 2023, when companies that had gone on hiring sprees during the COVID-19 pandemic began to cut back.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
Definition of sprees
Noun
  • The team identified a continuous midline feature that began as a fleshy crest along the neck and trunk and transitioned over the hips into a single row of spikes running down the tail — each spike positioned over a single vertebra and fitted to each other.
    — Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
Definition of spikes
Noun
  • But for some people kidney stones can have dramatic effects on their lives with regular recurrences.
    — Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Mar. 2026
  • People who have a gene increasing their cancer risk may need more monitoring for recurrences or additional cancers, and may want to encourage family members to get tested.
    — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of recurrences
Noun
  • Alpert learned the hard way after her cat gave it a few snags from their untrimmed claws.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 6 July 2026
  • His administration has hit numerous snags in court, with judges reaffirming that the Constitution gives states — not the federal government — authority over elections.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of snags
Noun
  • Kia Tasman Courtesy Kia Kia expects to sell 90,000 pickups a year in North America and claim 7% of the midsize pickup segment by 2034, according to Automotive News.
    — Michael Wayland, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of pickups
Noun
  • But the prices for the vast majority of stickers are pretty low, which means that no vulture is out there buying up all the sticker packs and trying to resell them at inflated prices to impressionable children hoping to win the lottery.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
Definition of stickers
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