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as in ranked
to arrange or assign according to type
pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning
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as in threw
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 pegged
Shorter-term rates are more closely pegged to the prime rate, which is typically 3 percentage points above the federal funds rate.
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Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
While Amazon has recently been pegged as an AI laggard, this view may be overdone.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Similarly, Propel Software pegged 2026 as the year that will mark the tipping point for connected intelligence.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
And though preseason predictions pegged Marty Supreme as Gwyneth Paltrow’s big Oscar comeback, Odessa A’zion’s performance as a girlfriend with gumption has usurped the Goopster’s buzz.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Three times, they were pegged back before the hosts secured a late win.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
An initial estimate by the insurer pegged the damage at about $61,000 while a later estimate lowered that to about $42,000, reports show.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
While the company did not confirm its valuation in the round, The Information previously pegged the value at around $230 billion, underscoring just how rapidly the AI space is advancing.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
More troublingly for the leader of Turning Point, which by 2025 had an $81 million operating budget, his funding was under threat from major donors whose generosity was pegged to his support for Israel.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
While Amazon has recently been pegged as an AI laggard, this view may be overdone.
—R. Scott Raynovich, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Similarly, Propel Software pegged 2026 as the year that will mark the tipping point for connected intelligence.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026
And though preseason predictions pegged Marty Supreme as Gwyneth Paltrow’s big Oscar comeback, Odessa A’zion’s performance as a girlfriend with gumption has usurped the Goopster’s buzz.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Three times, they were pegged back before the hosts secured a late win.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
An initial estimate by the insurer pegged the damage at about $61,000 while a later estimate lowered that to about $42,000, reports show.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2026
While the company did not confirm its valuation in the round, The Information previously pegged the value at around $230 billion, underscoring just how rapidly the AI space is advancing.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Jan. 2026
More troublingly for the leader of Turning Point, which by 2025 had an $81 million operating budget, his funding was under threat from major donors whose generosity was pegged to his support for Israel.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegged
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Others, including prohibitions on universal vote-by-mail and ranked choice voting -- two voting methods that have proved popular in some states -- would happen immediately.—
LISA MASCARO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After understanding my preferences, recommend 3 content formats ranked by sustainability.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Residents of the home and neighbors threw buckets of water on the flames before fire crews arrived, which Mountain View says helped keep the fire from doing too much damage.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends the mountain lions (Puma concolor couguar) in certain regions should be classified as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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None of the documents were classified.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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The 75-year-old al-Maliki, from the Shiite Islamist Dawa Party, tossed his hat in the political ring and won the support of the Coordination Framework, a collection of Shia parties that is the largest parliamentary bloc.—
Benjamin Weinthal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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King then allegedly tossed the blanket onto the grass in the front yard.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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But others waiting appeared to burn with the indignation of an era in US-Cuban relations that until recently had been relegated to the history books.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bear in mind, this was a time when most universities barred women entirely, or relegated them to a second tier education.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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Insurgents hurled grenades at the office of a government administrator in Dalbandin district, but a swift response by security forces forced them to flee, according to local authorities.—
Abdul Sattar,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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The blast hurled a dozen people into the air, one or two as high as 60 or 70 feet, the Nevada City Journal reported.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Five of the bills were grouped together into one package, while the bill funding DHS was separated.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
31 Jan. 2026
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While often grouped together in a region known as the Lowcountry, South Carolina’s coastal towns and cities each have their own unique blend of history, culture, and reasons to visit.—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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Around her, dozens of community members lingered along the street with coffee handed out by volunteers, hugging old friends, calling out familiar names and answering a steady chorus of car horns with cheers and applause as students made their way toward campus, backpacks slung over their shoulders.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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One man in dark clothes, with what appeared to be a replica automatic rifle slung over his shoulder, approached a vehicle with an open window and shouted obscenities at the uniformed ICE agent inside it.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Pegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegged. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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