SHAGGING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

shagging

verb

present participle of shag

as in leaping

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Herbert repeatedly connected with Ladd McConkey early in the game, and later found him for a touchdown, but that option disappeared near the end of the third quarter when the standout receiver suffered a chest injury while leaping to make a catch.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2026
From its uppermost floors, people were leaping out to their deaths, windmilling in terror toward the concrete below.

— Kurt Loder, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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On Sunday, the plan appeared no more complex than hoping that Bruno Fernandes or Kobbie Mainoo could produce a miracle pass or, in the first half, that Marcus Rashford could generate momentum by skipping past defenders.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Tourists are skipping the gift shop for konbini snacks, celebrity smoothies and private-label finds, and the retailers are paying attention.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

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Typical is a homeowner’s video from the other day of a coyote loping down a driveway in DeKalb’s Glendale Courts area.

— Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026
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

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For the record, the Chorizo strolled home with the win in the Sausage Race, which was mostly jogging.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026
In 2022, Oklahoma death row inmate William Reece received three life sentences after pleading guilty to three murders in Texas, including the killing of 12-year-old Laura Smither, who was abducted while jogging near her home in Friendswood in 1997.

— Holly Yan, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of jogging

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Only the boy’s early obsession with the keyboard—initially discouraged by his parents—pointed to his destiny as a globe-trotting concert pianist, a composer in the major classical genres, and a fluent essayist and autobiographer to boot.

— Matthew Gurewitsch, Air Mail, 29 Aug. 2026
With his dog trotting closely behind him, Harlow greeted fans as many waited in line for New Balance backpacks and swag.

— Ruby Grisin, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026

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