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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jags
Noun
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Epic Words With Friends sessions or productive Wikipedia binges clearly fall in the less-problematic camp.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 Dec. 2025 -
If binges are a risk, a teen and parent can partner and go through the buffet line and then switch plates with each other, so that the parent is keeping the child or adolescent’s portions appropriate.—
Dr. Ellen S. Rome,
Boston Herald,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
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The barbs have come from both sides of the political spectrum.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The industry is still outrunning its early days, when investors like Blackstone went on buying sprees after the foreclosure crisis.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
13 Jan. 2026
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So far, federal prosecutors have convicted 62 people in connection to the scandal, which tops the list of the nation's most costly COVID-era fraud sprees.—
Jonah Kaplan,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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Past trials using peptide vaccines have failed to prevent cancer recurrences.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Negotiations have hit snags at several points in the weeks since.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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The dryer weakens the delicate threads and the motion can cause tears and snags.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Timberwolves sent out season ticket renewals Wednesday and … prices are up.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
21 Jan. 2026
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The renewals come as parent company Paramount is looking to breathe new life into some of its cable networks, which are now overseen by George Cheeks, chair of TV Media at Paramount.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Make temperature increases or decreases gradually.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Jan. 2026
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Communities saw increases in local spending everywhere the tour went.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Jags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jags. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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