pegs out

verb

present tense third-person singular of peg out, chiefly British
as in dies
to stop living when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegs out
  1. dies
  2. falls
  3. checks out
  4. steps out
  5. passes away
  6. perishes
Verb
  • First, when someone dies without a will, their property passes to heirs in accordance with their state’s laws.
    — Naomi Cahn, The Conversation, 29 July 2026
  • The general rule is that when an IRA beneficiary is an entity instead of an individual, the IRA must be distributed fully within five years after the original owner dies.
    — Bob Carlson, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of dies
Verb
  • That way if one of its holdings falls, the others are positioned to take up the slack, provided the economy is strong.
    — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The impact falls disproportionately on women, who have left the workforce in droves, according to Challenger, Gray and Christmas.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of falls
Verb
  • If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of checks out
Verb
  • Chase Sui Wonders steps out in bright florals for summer in New York City on July 31.
    — People Staff, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Dusk is easing into dark on the Cape Fear River when Max Cady (Javier Bardem) steps out of his car near Bluff’s Point.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of steps out
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  • This leaves the king with only one living son, Prince Yeongan, who quickly begins to show signs of mortal peril and also passes away mid-way through the series.
    — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026
  • Also, after your parent passes away, the account would legally be yours.
    — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 15 May 2026
Definition of passes away
Verb
  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of perishes
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“Pegs out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegs%20out. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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