as in horse
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag
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as in to urge
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all
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Recent Examples of nag
Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Two days later, the question nags not just at consumers but an entire industry committed to streaming: What exactly caused the stream to fail?
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
By James Parker Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
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Noun
The Out magazine honoree is a nag, just someone in the way of a good time.
—Grace Byron, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
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Two days later, the question nags not just at consumers but an entire industry committed to streaming: What exactly caused the stream to fail?
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
With all the things that could go wrong constantly nagging you, your best bet is to control the controllable aspects of your hunting season.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 26 June 2025
By James Parker Editor’s Note: Is anything ailing, torturing, or nagging at you?
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nag
Noun
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There’s an on-site organic farm, farm animals, horses, walking trails and many homes have edible landscaping.—
Chrissy Tracey,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Far from being a Trojan horse for big government, clean energy exemplifies free enterprise at its best.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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In a virtual summit with President Trump on Wednesday, European leaders urged him not to make a unilateral Ukraine peace deal during his one-on-one meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage on Friday.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Morales, who is barred from running due to term limits, has urged supporters to cast blank votes — a move seen by many as an attempt to undermine Senate President Andrónico Rodríguez, who is running independently under the Popular Alliance banner.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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Some residents and candidates have complained that Area Towing often overcharged customers, unaware of the costs when getting their vehicles towed.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Republicans complain about the district’s heavy Democratic lean.—
Naomi Lim,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Aug. 2025
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The subject begs for the insider knowledge that Wolfe amassed as a Disney fan, once $17,000 in credit card debt that funded WDW excursion trips.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Aug. 2025
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After Cody Rhodes Beats John Cena Cody Rhodes begged the referee to call the match off, but Cena waved the ref off.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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There's just a million things available and everything's screaming at you.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Noem screams, before spotting a service dog in the crowd and shooting it.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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The article includes a fancy-looking formula central to the algorithm, but the formula is nearly impossible to decipher since the authors didn’t bother to explain half the symbols in it.—
Noah Giansiracusa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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If a body is here, whoever buried it didn’t bother digging deep, because there’s no fear of getting caught.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
12 Aug. 2025
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The sales exceptions seem to be backlist dystopian fiction and books by and for the fascists, that is, right-wing memoir and culture war whining.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
5 Aug. 2025
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Inflation continued to dog shoppers last month, as consumers were forced to shoulder more of the cost of President Trump's tariffs.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
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The plant has a long history of pollution concerns In recent years, the Clairton plant has been dogged by concerns about pollution.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Nag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nag. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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