shags 1 of 2

plural of shag

shags

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of shag

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shags
Noun
  • Lobs While bobs may be the buzziest cut in beauty, stylists are encouraging their over-50 clients to adopt longer versions.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 3 July 2026
  • After making long hair her signature for much of her career, more recently the actor has been favoring shorter collarbone cuts and bobs.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • An advisor who skips all of that is missing the point entirely.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
  • Fountain Life skips walk-in pricing almost entirely.
    Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 16 June 2026
Noun
  • Honda's small family SUV has an interior that feels right for the price (mainstream SUV), but upper trims like the Sport Touring Hybrid feel luxury-adjacent.
    Charles Singh, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The white interior and faux leather are also available in Overland and reviewed Limited trims.
    James Raia, Mercury News, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • The one who sets the bone-crushing screen that springs the star, then immediately sprints to the rim for the lob, then turns around and blows up the other team’s pick-and-roll on the other end all in one sequence?
    Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2026
  • After Wally springs her from the Shaw's clutches, the group manages to lure the couple and some of their lackeys into the makeshift particle accelerator trap that former engineer Sam built out of old cathode-ray tube TVs.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 21 May 2026
Noun
  • For fruit crops, Pritts explains that offspring are often lower in quality than either parent.
    SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 27 June 2026
  • Under the Biden administration, federal taxpayers paid farmers billions of dollars to stop planting crops, but that's considered a short-term solution too expensive to maintain indefinitely.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • On cue, a Frey leaps out and stabs Robb’s pregnant wife Talisa (Oona Chaplin) in the stomach, and a volley of crossbow arrows lay into Robb and his friends.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026
  • Patchett crafts characters who feel like close friends, dialogue that leaps off the page and an unforgettable family story.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • From that glossy start emerges an elaborate, colossal bun composed of braids in varying widths—from pencil-thin plaits woven around the base to chunkier folds making up the lion’s share of the height-enhancing sculpture.
    Marci Robin, Allure, 29 June 2026
  • The ultra-fine plaits falling past the shoulders give this look a sleek, understated finish.
    Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Verb
  • Oprah Winfrey bounds into view in a white dress.
    Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • Something as simple as adding a tablespoon of fresh ground flax or chia seeds to a smoothie can do leaps and bounds improvement in the microbiome itself.
    Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 24 May 2026
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“Shags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shags. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.

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