jugulars

plural of jugular
as in backs
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 jugulars Once Woll’s bratty vamp was through draining jugulars, the actress found a second signature role as Karen Page on Marvel’s Daredevil (2015–2018). Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025
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backs
Noun
  • Freeman was asked this week about switching running backs or putting Carr under center.
    Pete Sampson, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The upheaval comes as brands battle to reverse a slowdown in luxury consumption worldwide, with aspirational consumers turning their backs on high-ends goods after several years of steep price increases in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
    Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Jugulars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jugulars. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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