1
as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
the local rag publishes more gossip than news
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2
as in clothing
rags plural
covering for the human body
the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags
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as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
a collegiate rag that nearly got him sent down from Oxford
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as in to scold
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses
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Recent Examples of rag
Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
In the office, Caillier color-drenched the walls in Farrow & Ball’s Minster Green, then layered-in a playful Julian Chichester desk chair with a splatter-like Svenskt Tenn fabric atop an antique rag rug.
—Allison Duncan, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Each leaves different clues like slime trails, ragged edges, or missing buds.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
This is not just another rags-to-riches story of a Black rapper on the rise.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
In the office, Caillier color-drenched the walls in Farrow & Ball’s Minster Green, then layered-in a playful Julian Chichester desk chair with a splatter-like Svenskt Tenn fabric atop an antique rag rug.
—Allison Duncan, Architectural Digest, 21 May 2026
Verb
Damp rags on the prep counters had no detectable sanitizer.
—Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Each leaves different clues like slime trails, ragged edges, or missing buds.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rag
Noun
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In 2021, Google funded a lawsuit filed by a town in Oregon fighting a local newspaper to avoid disclosing how much water the tech giant would use for an expansion of its existing data center.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
4 June 2026
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At the time of the custody battle, Bronstein had enjoyed top editor positions at the San Francisco Examiner, the Chronicle and Hearst Newspapers after the two newspapers merged in 2000.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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Her father, Daniel Stein, born in Bavaria, arrived in America in 1841 at the age of eighteen to start a clothing business with his brother Solomon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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Each tournament, the brick slowly fades from the courts, blown about by the wind or tracked back to the lockerroom on the shoes, socks and clothing of the players.—
Tim Newcomb,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2026
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It is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, a reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who played pranks splashing maids with water and colors.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Publicly, Ingoglia has become known for barnstorming the state to hold choreographed press conferences scolding cities and counties for wasteful spending.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 May 2026
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Messi seemed to scold La Familia at one point with a finger wag aimed in their direction, showing his displeasure with their protest.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 May 2026
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However, these publications predated the widespread use of the term magazine for periodicals.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
21 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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And are there any tips and tricks for planning and executing the perfect anti-aging trip?—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Since Hathaway's viral video, people have posted themselves doing her trick, sometimes to shocking results.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Bad teams are given mechanisms to recover, not lectures about bootstraps.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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One can scarcely imagine Davis agreeing to a management interview with Forbes or lecturing executives about organizational leadership.—
Bill Fischer,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Now, a study published Thursday in the journal Science suggests that bumblebees possess insight.—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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More than two months after the Eaton and Palisades fires were extinguished, researchers from UCLA and UC Davis detected elevated levels of hexavalent chromium — a potent carcinogen — in the burn areas, the paper in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment says.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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“Rag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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