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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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By the time the killing spree was put to an end, some estimates put the number of victims as high as 135.Scott Travers, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
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The juvenile is one of three Fort Smith teenagers accused of threatening a driver at gunpoint and setting out on a robbery spree Oct. 29.Penny Weaver, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
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The big picture: The Paris Games were the news event that saw the largest spike in interest compared to the others analyzed by Axios.Noah Bressner, Axios, 31 Dec. 2024
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Her employer terminated her, leading to another spike in her MS symptoms.Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
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Moderate drinking acted as a protective factor, while binge drinking amplified depression.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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Planning The Perfect San Francisco Arts Weekend Visitors to San Francisco arriving for FOG on Thursday, and locals, can jumpstart their arts binge weekend taking advantage of late-night hours on Thursdays at the Asian Art Museum, until 8:00 PM, and SFMOMA, until 9:00 PM.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
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Lamar Jackson led a furious final push down the field, capped with Isaiah Likely’s spectacular would-be game-tying touchdown snag.Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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When tested with Velcro and sharp jewelry, snags and holes were immediate and very noticeable.L.A. Hubilla, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Buzz, Honda Civic Hybrid and Ford Ranger midsize pickup in tune with market demand?Ed Garsten, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Before the center opened, Jala Wilson of Carbondale had spent over a year driving 100 miles a day to drop her son at child care, head to her nursing classes in the opposite direction, and then do it again in reverse at pickup time.ProPublica, ProPublica, 10 Jan. 2025
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People voted by pasting small colored stickers in a quadrant to show one of four levels of support: strongly agree, agree, neutral, or disagree.Nick Romeo, The New Yorker, 31 Dec. 2024
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Anyone with a current, valid registration of an electric or hybrid vehicle should have been sent the free stickers automatically.Hope Karnopp, Journal Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2024
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Conservative critics have said that over time, the renewal of the protection status becomes automatic, regardless of what is happening in the person's home country.GISELA SALOMON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 11 Jan. 2025
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Conservative critics have said that over time, the renewal of the protection status becomes automatic, regardless of what is happening in the person’s home country.Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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Its most prominent feature is the third antler, which looks like an extra brow tine and juts out from his forehead.Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2024
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My carpenter friend informs me that the prongs on a rake are also called tines.Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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