pegs 1 of 2

plural of peg
as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking took the arrogant student down a peg

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verb

present tense third-person singular of peg

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Recent Examples of pegs
Noun
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 Tuning pegs – Use the tuning pegs to tune the strings of your viola. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 1 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
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 Publicis pegs the women’s sports fanbase at some 65 million consumers and growing. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Mar. 2025 Forbes pegs annual revenue for Industrias Tajín at $300 million—with gross margins of as high as 70% and net margins of 30%. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegs
Noun
  • Tesla is still in the early stages of testing.
    Rebecca A. Fannin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Though a path to the knockout stages was only established in the last Champions League group match against Olympiacos via one of the most dramatic Gerrard goals.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His visionary approach to AI and computing has positioned Nvidia at the forefront of the AI boom, catapulting him up the billionaire ranks and establishing him as one of the most influential figures in technology today.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Tennessee ranks 38th in the nation for average teacher pay, according to a report by the National Education Association.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This season has already felt like a breakout Year 2 for Maye with a few jaw-dropping throws already on his resume, but this one might have been his best of the season.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Bissell PowerClean FurFinder has been a reliable appliance to transform her weekly cleaning, as the self-standing stick vacuum has a tangle-free illuminated head, three suction levels, and multiple attachments that can handle anything her pup throws its way.
    Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Thomas finished just shy of a triple-double, contributing 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
    Ben Pickman, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Each restaurant in Jefferson County is scored out of a possible 100 points.
    Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as leaning toward Republicans.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Forbes classifies Ellison–who bought nearly all of the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million in 2012–as a California resident based on his voter registration.
    Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The second of those four TD tosses was the 250th of Mahomes’ career, and no quarterback in NFL history had reached that milestone in fewer games.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Miles Mykkanen’s Sam gets to unsheathe his glinting high tenor, and Lauren Snouffer’s 14-year-old Sarah tosses her lithe soprano voice into airborne vaults.
    Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What steps should someone take when choosing a financial advisor?
    Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Since winning the primary in June, Mamdani has taken steps to come toward moderate voters who have been lukewarm in supporting him.
    Amie Parnes, The Hill, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Trump has repeatedly targeted Schiff and routinely hurls insults at the lawmaker, who was a central figure in his first impeachment.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 16 Sep. 2025
  • From that 2020 article, Ghaywan has built out a narrative that hurls us, with both urgency and restraint, into the fault lines of India.
    Anupama Chopra, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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