peg out

chiefly British

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of peg out Then, on Monday, Feb. 24, he was administered a feeding peg out of his nose and into his stomach. Charna Flam, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025 Wilderness camping is also pegging out fresh terrain in Kyrgyzstan, with yurt stays on the steppes trending for 2024, according to Wild Frontiers, as is Mongolia; while Albania, Mongolia, Pakistan and the Empty Quarter of Oman are all on the radar for an increasing number of travelers. Condé Nast Traveller, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Dec. 2023 They’re not supposed to peg out, abruptly and without grace, in the middle of the goddamn street. Jason Kehe, Wired, 18 Jan. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peg out
Verb
  • At some point during our new Gilded Age, as the United States and the world have become more unequal, did Prince Charming die?
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 21 June 2025
  • Missing, however, was the museum’s founder Joseph Randall Shapiro, who died just days earlier at the age of 91. 2011: Ferocious winds spawned tornadoes that hit Downers Grove and Mount Prospect, but warning sirens in the communities remained silent.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
Verb
  • When her moment came to walk the red carpet three days later, a radiant Cassie held hands with Combs, her hair styled to fall just over her injured eyebrow and eye.
    Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Season two saw Valerie cast in an HBO project about the sitcom writer who made her life hell in season one, earning widespread acclaim professionally even as her personal life was falling apart.
    Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Goff passed away on August 4, 1982, before the pavilion was complete; his former student and colleague, Bart Prince, oversaw the project’s completion.
    The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 17 June 2025
  • Brian Wilson, the genius musician behind The Beach Boys and one of the most celebrated singers and songwriters of all time, passed away on June 11 at the age of 82.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • Also, check out – BigBear.ai: What’s Happening With BBAI Stock?
    Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • At Foley Square, Anthony Swartz, a former officer for the Department of Homeland Security, came to check out the scene for himself.
    Adam Iscoe, New Yorker, 14 June 2025
Verb
  • For salespeople, especially, the rule is adapt or perish.
    Levi King, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The idea was about what the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would look like if all but one perished.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • That can be really amazing for leaders to be able to step out of management activities and lean more into leadership.
    Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • Livvy Dunne brought casual boho energy with an edge to the Fanatics Fest after party at Zero Bond on Saturday night, stepping out in a tactile summer look anchored by the Converse x Isabel Marant Chuck 70 Wedge sneakers.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 22 June 2025

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“Peg out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peg%20out. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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