as in back
a vulnerable point
a sadistic training instructor who would seek out a recruit's jugular and then go for it
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Recent Examples of jugular
Two months before Twilight kicked off the glittery vampire craze, Alan Ball’s True Blood had already put an original, sexy spin on the jugular-draining genre.
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
There will be plenty of temptation to go right for the jugular Monday night against a beleaguered Bengals defense.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Zachary Naegele, 24, was competing at the Conley Invitational in Palmetto, Florida, last week when the bull’s horn punctured his jugular, causing blood to stream out in a heart-pounding, caught-on-camera moment.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
There will be plenty of temptation to go right for the jugular Monday night against a beleaguered Bengals defense.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2025
My bullet had penetrated the neck between the jugular and the bone, missing the spine by a fraction.
—Robert Easton, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2025
Zachary Naegele, 24, was competing at the Conley Invitational in Palmetto, Florida, last week when the bull’s horn punctured his jugular, causing blood to stream out in a heart-pounding, caught-on-camera moment.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jugular
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In the red rock landscapes around Sedona, one famous rock formation looks just like Snoopy lying on his back on top of his doghouse.—
Tiffany Acosta,
AZCentral.com,
13 Mar. 2026
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Widely considered the best run-blocking tight end available ahead of free agency, Kolar should help an uneven Chargers running attack that forced coach Jim Harbaugh to often rely too much on quarterback Justin Herbert — even when his running backs were healthy.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Jugular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jugular. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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