Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shagged
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Living in a continent-sized nation bounded by two vast oceans allows for that dangerous self-deception.—
Chuck DeVore,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026 -
Incredibolt surged through an opening mid-stretch and bounded clear of the field, finishing strong through the wire.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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Toward the end, Chino started feeling the rock & roll energy and leapt offstage, crowd-surfing into adoring fans.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2026
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When forward Xavier Booker blocked a lay-in in the first half, Dent leaped out of bounds to save it and launched it backwards over his head, somehow directly to another teammate.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Penn also skipped the Academy Award ceremony despite being a nominee in 1996, 2000 and 2002.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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The project skipped Austin on its debut tour, making a festival slot a plausible way to introduce the material to local fans.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Just before the half, with the Panthers leading, 11-0, Steve and Pat trotted onto the field for an extra-point attempt in front of a crowd of about 12,000 in what was then called the Tangerine Bowl.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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From there, letters were ferried by boat and trotted by stagecoach up to North Carolina, where important correspondence was loaded onto a steam locomotive to Virginia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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His Federal Communications Commission chairman, Brendan Carr, sprung to attention, amplifying the president’s post and threatening broadcasters.—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Spring has nearly sprung, and with the change of season, dancers are springing into action with a variety of upcoming concerts countywide.—
Marcia Luttrell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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We are jerked between past and present as his backstory gets filled in, one jogged memory at a time.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Then, as the officers passed them, the group turned and jogged toward the vehicle to leave.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
11 Mar. 2026
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Now, nearly two decades later, Todd Golden has taken that torch and sprinted with it.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Philippines bench cleared at the fulltime whistle as the substitute players sprinted onto the pitch and joined their teammates to celebrate back-to-back World Cup qualification.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Contractors then humped it east around Orange Lake to Jacksonville, an eighty-mile slog.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Feb. 2026
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For 60 years, Marshall amplifiers have been humped on and off stages and carted all over the world.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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“Shagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shagged. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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