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noun

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as in bob

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verb

as in to bound

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Recent Examples of shag
Verb
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
  • Big, bouncy curls are always gorgeous, and this shoulder-grazing bob proves it.
    — Aleah Wright, InStyle, 8 July 2026
  • Actress Jessica Chastain, meanwhile, shared a photo of her hair styled up in a bob.
    — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of bob
Verb
  • Their territory is just south of the Eisenhower Expressway, roughly bounded by Cicero, Fifth, Lexington and Kostner.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Portland, Oregon’s William / Kaven Architecture was asked to design a house for a narrow in-city lot bounded by streets on two sides.
    — Fred Albert, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of bound
Noun
  • Railing against a new crop of progressive candidates has emerged as a more animating focus for a president who thrills to a fight.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Chastain recommends keeping all bird attractions (like birdbaths, feeders, and birdhouses) in a separate section of the garden away from your food crops, creating a bird haven to keep them busy.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Definition of crop
Verb
  • Maison Margiela is also skipping the schedule, after last showing couture in July 2025, when creative director Glenn Martens presented his debut for the house.
    — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026
  • The Dodgers, however, could still decide to have Ohtani skip his last pitching start before the All-Star break.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of skip
Noun
  • The small white building with blue trim and an American flag out front was built decades ago.
    — Sonner Kehrt, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
  • The resulting design starts with aluminum cabinetry powder-coated in buyer's color selection and embellished with bamboo trim throughout.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Definition of trim
Verb
  • When Jackson asked if anybody wanted to get a photo in the field, Willis was the only one to leap out of the trolley.
    — Rodney Ho, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Then, two batters later, reliever Kyle Hurt threw a four-seam fastball down the middle of the plate, and Machado rocketed the pitch to the center field wall beyond the grasp of a leaping Pages.
    — Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of leap
Noun
  • As hopes fade of live rescues from the rubble, health workers have turned their focus to the living.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • Some selections remain a single color, while others open purple, rose, or pink and fade to white the next day, giving you two colors on one plant.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 7 July 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
Definition of lope

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