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noun

ˈpeg How to pronounce peg (audio)
Definition of pegnext
as in inch
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking took the arrogant student down a peg

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verb

1
as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning

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2
as in to throw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm pegged the ball to the second baseman

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Recent Examples of peg
Noun
Schedules shift, events intervene; the peg—the occasion to publish—gets pushed out. — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026 Sole backup option Joshua Zirkzee is firmly a square peg in Michael Carrick’s system and came close to being offloaded to Everton on deadline day. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
The subsidies are pegged to the premium costs of benchmark plans, the name given to the second-lowest-price silver-tier plan in an area. — Julie Appleby, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026 The bulk of the war's price tag is the cost of replacing expended munitions, which CENTCOM pegged at around $29 billion, according to the latest estimate, which was provided to lawmakers. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for peg
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peg
  1. inch
  2. classify
  3. throw
  4. stage
  5. rank
  6. toss
  7. chapter
  8. relegate
Noun
  • Raven says the image appears roughly equivalent to a 16-inch screen that’s held at arm’s length, with more than 1,500 nits of brightness.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The Alienware 18 Area-51 is huge, with a massive 18-inch screen that pumps out gorgeously high resolution at a flabbergasting 300Hz frame rate.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of inch
Verb
  • These counter-drone flyaway kits that are rapidly deployable help to spot, classify, and track UAVs.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Malm was traveling to speak at a conference alongside a co-founder of Palestine Action, a direct action group that the UK classified as a terrorist organization last year.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of classify
Verb
  • Every move made by one voice of the piano is orchestrated to cast some new light or shadow on the others; one false note would throw the elegant balance out of whack.
    — Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 31 Oct. 2026
  • With 13 seconds left and third down at the Braves’ 12, Guess threw the ball up toward the end zone and Brown, his best friend since the age of 6, caught it for a touchdown.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of throw
Noun
  • Researchers at Cornell University have developed a method that cuts a critical stage of lithium-ion battery manufacturing by up to 60%, potentially saving large factories as much as $100 million in production costs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Lam herself is James Beard-recognized, which is why the powers that be at Kaya, quite brilliantly, gave her another stage on which to shine.
    — Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of stage
Verb
  • The worst scoring defense to win a Super Bowl was the 2011 New York Giants, who ranked 25th in points allowed, giving up 25 points per game.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The Jets entered Sunday ranked 31st in red-zone touchdown percentage at 45%.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of rank
Verb
  • Nix tossed a pair of touchdown passes, using the same play-call each time — leaking a back or wide receiver into the end zone.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Drake London had his only reception on the next play, but the threat stalled when Penix tossed three incompletions from the 14 to turn the ball over on downs.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of toss
Noun
  • More news The Democratic Socialists of America LA chapter endorsed Nithya Raman for mayor.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The same day, the suit says, the university’s chapter of the Chi Phi Xi fraternity was placed on temporary suspension for alleged violations of the student code of conduct.
    — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of chapter
Verb
  • Garver struggled offensively in Seattle compared with his time in Texas and was relegated to a backup role behind catcher Cal Raleigh.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, he’s often relegated to the role of good-faith interlocutor, trying his best to get to the truth of who Holmes and Evans are, the nature of their relationship, and their motivations for participating in this project.
    — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
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“Peg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peg. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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