as in horses
a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding
a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag
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as in urges
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder
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as in complains
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all
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Noun
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Sports The Game Inside the Game Emma Healey The NBA halftime show is a kind of Trojan horse—a secret, strange venue for performance art, hidden at the centre of one of our most mainstream entertainment juggernauts.—
hazlitt.net,
hazlitt.net,
4 Jan. 2025 -
His dad loaned him $250,000 for a down payment on a house with horse property in Maple Ridge, a tony suburb north of Vancouver popular among doctors and lawyers.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
4 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Experience urges two measures of caution for every one of hope.—
Nick Danby,
National Review,
20 Dec. 2024
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Morrison’s commentary urges us to realize that liberation from white supremacist, patriarchal constructs isn’t possible through enrollment in yet another white supremacist, patriarchal construct.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Throughout the minute spot, the dot became fire, a wheel, horses, crops, a ship and even a lightbulb.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
10 Feb. 2025
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If anything, the finale is fun in a smashing-action-figures-together kind of way, with a desert firefight involving a horse, tank, and helicopter.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This begs the question of whether AI could be implemented to provide consistency and standardization in making such calls.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Bring in an extra cabinet Sometimes even the best kitchen organization begs for more spots to hide away items.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Nags.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nags. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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