PEGGING Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

pegging

verb

present participle of peg

as in classifying

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

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as in throwing

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 pegging Deadline understands that the deal is worth between $20M-$25M per year, with one source pegging the value at $24M per year. — Peter White, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 But last week, SpaceX quietly revamped the program to feature both service credits and cash payments, pegging the value at $100 per referral in the US. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 The market has exploded over the past few years, with some analysts pegging it at $50 billion annually and growing. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 New York Liberty guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was tossed from a tight 93-91 loss to the Toronto Tempo after pegging opponent Marina Mabrey in the back with a stray shoe. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Algeria has a tough road to repeat that feat, with FanDuel pegging its odds to reach the Round of 16 at 3-1. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026 In some cases, stabilization requires introducing a new currency or pegging the currency to a more stable one, signaling a credible break from past policies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 The project has faced a series of cost increases over the years, with a 2014 projection pegging the price tag in the $4 billion range. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026

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Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.

— Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

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That man, Sana founder-CEO Joel Hellermark, leans back into his chair and smiles, throwing one leg over the other with the nonchalance of a man half Bhusri’s age.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026
American Horror Story is on a generational run this season, bringing back beloved characters from the show’s past 12 installments and throwing them together in somewhat random configurations that still never fail to please me.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026

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Piper Sandler's survey offered signs that Vans may finally be stabilizing — ranking as the seventh-most-popular footwear brand among male teens after years of sinking in the rankings and climbing to ninth among upper-income male teens.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
What’s Trending in the NFL, ranking the most controversial coaching decisions from the past week.

— Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranking

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For roasted vegetables, tossing potatoes, carrots or Brussels sprouts with a spoonful of tallow can boost caramelization and add depth.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Opening the next possession on its 43-yard line, Oregon needed just four plays to find the end zone, with Thomas tossing a 44-yard touchdown pass to Evan Stewart.

— Elias Esquivel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

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Of course, other keyboard types were cheaper to produce, relegating Hall-effect keyboards to an afterthought for decades.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
However, relegating City to the second-tier Championship League would be a punishment that could hurt the rest of the league.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of relegating

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Several Palestinians suspected of hurling rocks were apprehended for questioning, the military said in a statement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Last year, Schlittler delivered an all-time coming-of-age moment as a rookie in his postseason debut, hurling eight scoreless innings with 12 strikeouts against the Red Sox in the winner-take-all Game 3 of the Wild Card Series.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of hurling

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In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Williams kept the respective songs from each album close together, grouping them in three- and four-track clusters.

— Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouping

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The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026