1
as in ranks
to arrange or assign according to type
pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning
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2
as in throws
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 pegs
New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Some gaming desks, which are often embraced as work-from-home desks, may have racks or pegs for headphones or tablets.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bring a touch of playful cottage style with a wall shelf painted a bright color and equipped with pegs for hanging everything from art to hats.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The round pegs in the square holes.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All words are pegs to hang ideas on.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
So there’s some talented round pegs being slammed into square holes.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
This solid wood design has a keyhole feature equipped to support anyone who prefers to put their jackets on an actual hanger, as well as a few pegs that are ideal for keeping your baseball cap collection in order.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The boogie-woogie vibe instilled by Federici’s jangly piano pegs it as a pool hall hit rather than the headphones-listening and ponderous nature of the original.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Society for Human Resource Management pegs average cost per hire near $4,700, and far higher for hard-to-fill specialists.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Those two leads will get to play with Margo’s former lover (and the one who pegs her husband) Callie, played by Jaime Ray Newman.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs Musk's wealth at about $385 billion, while Forbes estimates his wealth is at $436 billion.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Morningstar pegs that risk at 25%.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The company wouldn’t disclose its valuation, but PitchBook pegs it at around $315 million.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Madison Freeman of Men's Journal pegs Drake's worth at $250 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
Also helping the ergonomics are the handlebars and pegs, which are positioned for comfortable upright touring.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Some gaming desks, which are often embraced as work-from-home desks, may have racks or pegs for headphones or tablets.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bring a touch of playful cottage style with a wall shelf painted a bright color and equipped with pegs for hanging everything from art to hats.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The round pegs in the square holes.
—Randy Bean, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
All words are pegs to hang ideas on.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
So there’s some talented round pegs being slammed into square holes.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
This solid wood design has a keyhole feature equipped to support anyone who prefers to put their jackets on an actual hanger, as well as a few pegs that are ideal for keeping your baseball cap collection in order.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
Those assets, which didn’t exist when Disney battled DirecTV or Charter before that, help Disney’s leverage but an estimate this week by Morgan Stanley pegs weekly losses by the programmer at $30 million.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The boogie-woogie vibe instilled by Federici’s jangly piano pegs it as a pool hall hit rather than the headphones-listening and ponderous nature of the original.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Society for Human Resource Management pegs average cost per hire near $4,700, and far higher for hard-to-fill specialists.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Those two leads will get to play with Margo’s former lover (and the one who pegs her husband) Callie, played by Jaime Ray Newman.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs Musk's wealth at about $385 billion, while Forbes estimates his wealth is at $436 billion.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Morningstar pegs that risk at 25%.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The company wouldn’t disclose its valuation, but PitchBook pegs it at around $315 million.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Madison Freeman of Men's Journal pegs Drake's worth at $250 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegs
Noun
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In North Carolina, only 29% of independent stages identified themselves as profitable in 2024, according to a report from the National Independent Venues Association.—
Zach Dennis,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Jan. 2026
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The festival is expected to host more than 50,000 people each day of the event, with multiple stages in place for performances.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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For children, Arizona consistently ranks below the national average for preventive dental visits.—
Sixteen Ramos,
AZCentral.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Dallas ranks 31st in both yards and points allowed per game this season.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Texas Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle throws to the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Arlington, Texas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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In response, an employee throws what appeared to be a burger box at a man in a white T-shirt who appears to be accompanying the woman.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
2 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Beyond installing coils or rails, the process requires road resurfacing, upgraded power lines, and new grid interface points.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Before being subbed out for his last break of the game, Antetokounmpo scored or assisted on all 10 points the Bucks scored in the first three minutes and 45 seconds of the final quarter.—
Eric Nehm,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The machine learning algorithm, meanwhile, classifies and identifies stationary objects that could lead to collisions.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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While recipes vary, the glycemic index (GI)—a scale from one to 100 that measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar—of gingerbread cookies is about 66, which classifies them as a high-glycemic food, according to Alexandria Hardy, RDN, LDN, owner of Pennsylvania Nutrition Services.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
22 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Jenkins then connected on a pair of TD tosses -- 20 yards to Paul Rios and a three-yarder to Belton, the latter with just eight ticks left before intermission.—
Mike Waters,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Nov. 2025
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Spoken shade amongst the group is as plentiful as actual shade is absent in LA’s concrete desert, and the trio tosses it around with the casual dominance of Shohei Ohtani.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.—
Liz Rothaus Bertrand,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Captives of a human trafficking ring, their fight for survival turns even more desperate when a violent storm hurls their container into the ocean.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Oct. 2025
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The collision hurls Keevik toward me, nearly tossing me into the water.—
Chloe Berge,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Pegs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegs. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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