as in horse
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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1
as in to urge
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 to complain
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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Recent Examples of nag
Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2024
Still, the question suggested by the book’s title nags: What should economists and policymakers have learned from the crisis and its aftermath?
—Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared to reference his health problems and a bevy of symptoms that nagged at his day-to-day function spanning more than a decade.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In the earliest and most predictable part of the show, the half-dozen Thoughts are a chorus line of nags operating from a hive mind of self-hostility.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 June 2024
Still, the question suggested by the book’s title nags: What should economists and policymakers have learned from the crisis and its aftermath?
—Alan S. Blinder, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2015
Verb
Stover spoke genuinely, but the visual was an apt metaphor for a question that had been nagging me throughout my reporting: Was heartbreak just a new gold rush?
—Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
Luigi Mangione, 26, appeared to reference his health problems and a bevy of symptoms that nagged at his day-to-day function spanning more than a decade.
—Nick Penzenstadler, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nag
Noun
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From horses to housewares Santos remembers riding horses up to his family home; for generations, this was a ranch belonging to his forebears.—
David Culver,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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An Alabama woman was killed, and two others suffered injuries, after their vehicle struck a horse that was standing in the road just before midnight this week.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump refused to accept Biden's victory in the 2020 election and his animosity toward Biden culminated in the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, during which mobs of angry Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol after Trump urged them to stop Congress from certifying Biden's electoral victory.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Biden administration had urged Tanbreez to rebuff offers from Chinese bidders because the mine’s gallium has potential military applications.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Trump has complained about China’s rising influence over the canal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some consumers have also complained that bulk billing arrangements can burden them with a single, subpar internet service that costs more.—
Michael Kan,
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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Following the show, the beauty community begged McGrath to unveil the secret behind her glass-shattering technique, which has been recreated by makeup artists time and again since then.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
24 Jan. 2025
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That does beg the question, often ignored by those saying the Chinese economic onslaught of the European auto industry is unstoppable.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Are we meant to sympathize with this creature as people scream in terror and call it a monster and attack it and scream for it to be shot?—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Ahmad would scream in terror, afraid of something beyond his family’s perception.—
Alia Malek,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Theresa’s nose has been bothering her and one of her children has asthma.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
26 Jan. 2025
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Ludvig Aberg, who shared the second-round lead with Griffin, was bothered by illness throughout the round.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Austin appeared in the second segment, playing a woman being driven to distraction by her endlessly whining husband with Jean-Baptiste as her sibling.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
9 Jan. 2025
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After lots of whining from Jenny and a dust incident that has Jordan hamming it up like a soccer player flopping for a foul, the players tuck in for a few hours of sleep.—
Emma Sharpe,
Vulture,
1 Jan. 2025
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However, disagreement has dogged the name for decades.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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All the while, the heroic couple was dogged by not just a team of lovebird assassins, but an inscrutable bunch of White House bigwigs.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Nag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nag. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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