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as in jagged
having an uneven edge or outline
the Rocky Mountains cut an angular, ragged profile against the sky, in contrast to the rounded silhouette of the rolling, green Adirondack Mountains
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as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags
finally convinced her to throw away her favorite pair of jeans, ragged from years of yard work
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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
she cut herself on the ragged edge of the tin can's lid
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as in raggedy
wearing torn or worn-out clothes
ragged and hungry refugees emerging from the jungle where they had been in hiding for weeks
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as in scolded
to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings
several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses
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Recent Examples of ragged
Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
Tucked at the base of a ridge of ragged, jagged bare rock and fringed by cattails, Ayer Lake is home for the endangered desert pupfish and the Gila topminnow.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
The Magnificent 11 in Glasgow traces a ragged loop through 11 miles of nature reserves on the city’s south side.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
At the ice sheet’s ragged edge, whatever snow had fallen during the winter had, by mid-July, long melted away, and there was only ice, which came in many shades, all of them gray.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
While rodents such as squirrels may chew small ragged marks on pumpkin skins, just one deer can eat most, if not all, of a large pumpkin in one visit.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
Tucked at the base of a ridge of ragged, jagged bare rock and fringed by cattails, Ayer Lake is home for the endangered desert pupfish and the Gila topminnow.
—Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2024
The Magnificent 11 in Glasgow traces a ragged loop through 11 miles of nature reserves on the city’s south side.
—Miles Howard, Outside Online, 17 Oct. 2024
At the ice sheet’s ragged edge, whatever snow had fallen during the winter had, by mid-July, long melted away, and there was only ice, which came in many shades, all of them gray.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ragged
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The picture depicts a bustling market of shoppers and vendors, with a jagged line reminiscent of those on graphs winding through the stalls.Leslie Katz, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Instead, vascular dementia began to take her down precipitously, mentally and physically, in jagged, irregular steps.Bellamy Young, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
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Shane Colombo’s father, Ernesto, brought a tattered file of paperwork to each day of the court proceedings.Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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With rescue and cleanup efforts still front of mind in the Tampa Bay region, the city of St. Petersburg is a long way from making any decisions on how to fix the tattered stadium, officials said Friday.NBC News, NBC News, 12 Oct. 2024
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Blazy succeeds Virginie Viard, who exited Chanel last June after an uneven five-year tenure.WWD, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
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However, private organizations often lack regulatory mandates to enforce consistent practices, leading to uneven adoption of basic measures.Tony Bradley, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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There’s a good bit of history in the faded paint: The late D’Alessandros — Old Tommy and Young Tommy, both Baltimore mayors, and the father and brother, respectively, of Pelosi — appear.Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 24 Nov. 2024
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In between the customers, vendors were constantly on the move, expertly moving buckets of flowers from nearby coolers onto the floor or stripping faded petals and leaves from new bunches of flowers.Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2024
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The West Coast Fishing Club is loved for serving as a rugged haven on British Columbia’s remote ancestral and unceded territory of the Haida Nation in Haida Gwaii, surrounded by dramatic coastal landscapes and teeming with wildlife.Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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These include a standing grip case, silicone case, rugged case, kindsuit case and magnet case.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Being a rookie who is recovering from a second ACL injury and second ACL surgery soon after recovering from the first ACL injury and surgery is a whole another level of rough.Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The report comes during a rough period for the retail pharmacy giant.Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the hospital, Maggie unknowingly leaves a trail of blood after cutting her hand on broken glass.Jordana Comiter, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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The broken glass and defaced portraits of the now fugitive president crunching under our feet.James Longman, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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At the time, Democrats criticized the new health insurance options junk insurance.Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Huckabee is a staunch supporter of Israel and has criticized the Biden administration’s calls for a cease-fire with Hamas.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Ragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ragged. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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