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as in bob

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verb

as in to bound

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Recent Examples of shag
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From flocked wallcovering in my bathroom, to shag carpet in my bedroom, to the ribbed velvet corduroy sofa in the den, texture was everywhere. — Tessa Cooper, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2026 My son was shagging fly balls and his dad was throwing BP to him with our scouting staff on Field 1 in Florida. — Drew Vonscio, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025 Beyond the occasional knee bobbing and finger tapping, there’s no jiving, shagging, or small talk here. — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2025 Rivera, who always loved to shag flyballs during his playing days, hurt himself while manning center field during a Willie Randolph at-bat. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shag
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shag
  1. bob
  2. bound
  3. crop
  4. skip
  5. trim
  6. leap
  7. fade
  8. lope
Noun
  • For an additional pop of color, Cardi wore her hair in an icy blue bob that was parted to the side and curled under at the ends.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026
  • To avoid the long straight lines around your face that are often part of a bob cut, add face framing to break up the lines and create movement, Jones says.
    — Emma Ashe, Southern Living, 26 July 2026
Definition of bob
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  • Perhaps most importantly, the brothers had an indisputable chemistry, both in the studio and bounding around racks of equipment on stage.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, after some slight weakness, the stock steadied, and then bounded up 6% higher.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of bound
Noun
  • Applying a mycorrhizal inoculant to a bed planted mainly with these crops is unlikely to provide a meaningful benefit.
    — Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Of course those are only two of the marvelous local crops on offer at both Breezy Willow and at our two local farmers’ markets — Tiber Park in the historic district and the Miller Library.
    — Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of crop
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  • Some users skip ads, but most public and private measures suggest that the vast majority of listeners catch at least some of them.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • An industry that skipped the first was never going to be ready for the second.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of skip
Noun
  • The plug-in hybrid powertrain is incredibly efficient, there’s enough oomph, and its equipment levels are highly competitive across its trims.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • There are lace-trim shorts and cotton poplin dresses, plus fresh floral prints.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • This is the climactic phase of the eclipse, when the moon acts like a natural coronagraph to block the brilliance of the sun's disk, ushering in a false night in which our star's outer atmosphere can be seen leaping out from the lunar silhouette.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Harris also made a leaping catch on Grisham in center field to end the third and Ronald Acuña made a strong throw from right field with runners at second and third to prevent the Yankees from scoring in the sixth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of leap
Noun
  • Emery and Miller decided to start Very Good Video Store after seeing the video store industry fade and longing for the old media devices and the joy that came with watching movies on them.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than let the idea fade, Gad decided to take a chance and pitch it directly to the Spaceballs creator himself.
    — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of fade
Verb
  • Gradually, though, dubby hand percussion rises up from the deep, and soon a truculent, alien-sounding riff and loping dancehall cadence spin the compass point back toward Batu’s Bristol.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
  • Got a perfect match from Chris Richards, the Afro-rocking defender with the long, loping strides, who was 83 for 83 on his passes.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
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