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as in spree
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Recent Examples of jag
There’s the deep sea portion—the Davy Jones’ Locker realm where only top-secret missions and movie directors on submarine jags dare venture.
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IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024
Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
One bear, on a jag this spring, broke into multiple unlocked vehicles.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Alcohol exacerbated Brian’s fragile disposition — leading to tantrums, meltdowns, car crashes, and crying jags.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Music is a surefire way to stop a crying jag for some babies.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 7 June 2023
Even the butt-freezing toilet, located in an unheated stall outside the front door, elicited tears; the thought of Nina's stew—a thin combination of carrots, duck, celery, and old bread of which Julia was never awarded any of the meat—brought on a full crying jag.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
No one wants to be barraged with unsolicited advice, but sometimes another mom's reassurance that the two-week sniffles are a real thing or her tip for kneading gas bubbles out of a baby's tummy is the difference between sanity and a crying jag while panic-calling the pediatrician.
—Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 25 Aug. 2017
IEEE Spectrum, 5 Dec. 2024
Trump appears to go on posting jags, sometimes well after midnight, rattling off Truths multiple times a minute.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
Since its buying jag began, the company has filed suit in federal court against a group of families the firm purchased property from, seeking $510 million.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2023
One bear, on a jag this spring, broke into multiple unlocked vehicles.
—Vanessa Arredondo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
Alcohol exacerbated Brian’s fragile disposition — leading to tantrums, meltdowns, car crashes, and crying jags.
—Elizabeth Winder, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2023
Music is a surefire way to stop a crying jag for some babies.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 7 June 2023
Even the butt-freezing toilet, located in an unheated stall outside the front door, elicited tears; the thought of Nina's stew—a thin combination of carrots, duck, celery, and old bread of which Julia was never awarded any of the meat—brought on a full crying jag.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 4 May 2021
No one wants to be barraged with unsolicited advice, but sometimes another mom's reassurance that the two-week sniffles are a real thing or her tip for kneading gas bubbles out of a baby's tummy is the difference between sanity and a crying jag while panic-calling the pediatrician.
—Charlotte Hilton Andersen, Redbook, 25 Aug. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jag
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The early years of the pandemic saw a massive hiring spree in tech, fueled in part by shifting consumer spending habits amid lockdowns.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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Los Angeles then doubled down with another spending spree, adding, retaining or extending pricey players like Blake Snell, Tanner Scott, Blake Treinen, Kirby Yates, Michael Conforto, Tommy Edman, Teoscar Hernández and Clayton Kershaw, among others.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The spread of bird flu is the culprit behind both the sudden spike in egg prices and their disappearance from supermarket shelves, as SELF reported previously.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
20 Feb. 2025
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Identity management systems often need to handle spikes in traffic, such as bulk provisioning during organizational changes or periods of high user activity.—
Ravi Laudya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Just try to focus on the good and power through the binge.—
Matt Robison,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The hope is the shorter games, as well as one young team among the final four, will make for a more competitive atmosphere as opposed to half-effort 3-point binge shooting, low-difficulty lob pass and dunk attempts and a general disinterest in playing defense.—
Jerry McDonald,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Making your favorite sweaters, sweatshirts, and coats look brand new again is possible with a fabric shaver that wipes away snags in seconds.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Feb. 2025
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The team’s historic start hit a major snag as injuries ravaged the program and forced the Horned Frogs to forfeit two Big 12 games.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Jan. 2025
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The city’s walls are its greatest gallery and tell its story, just as the history books do — plastered with stickers, graffiti and murals covering everything.—
Melinda Sheckells,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hero Cosmetics Mighty Patch Original $11 AMAZON Simply apply a Mighty Patch before bedtime and watch the hydrocolloid sticker improve the appearance of pimples overnight.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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No one at the hearing spoke in favor of granting the permit renewal.—
Doug Thompson,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Those statements could perhaps be taken as the Ballon d’Or runner up once more pledging his future to Madrid, amid rumors that he might be tempted to take a lucrative offer to play in Saudi Arabia while also still yet to put pen to paper on a contract renewal at the Bernabeu.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Use a bow rake, with forged metal tines, to grade and smooth the terrain.—
Joshua Siskin,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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If the rake tines or hoe or shovel blade are up and then stepped upon, there is a potential danger of injury.—
The San Diego Union Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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While politicians trade barbs across the Atlantic, the reality looks quite different on the ground, where companies are already figuring out how to follow the AI Act.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
22 Feb. 2025
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The confrontation came after Mills and Trump had traded barbs over the last 24 hours regarding his push to bar transgender athletes from playing in girls’ and women’s sports.—
Patrick Whittle,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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