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as in newspaper
a publication that appears at regular intervals
the local rag publishes more gossip than news
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as in clothing
rags plural
covering for the human body
the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags
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as in prank
a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke
a collegiate rag that nearly got him sent down from Oxford
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as in to scold
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 rag
Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
Soko Diamond is based on a rag that contains Lumia, a permanganate and chlorine substitute activated by ozone.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
Andrea Kane, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Running myself ragged trying to catch up rarely ends well for my immune system and the shutdown method just makes matters worse.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Mix a solution of one part bleach to five parts water in a large bucket and use a bristled scrub brush, cloth, rag, or sponge to scrub each section of the fence, starting from the top and working your way to the bottom.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Oct. 2024
Soko Diamond is based on a rag that contains Lumia, a permanganate and chlorine substitute activated by ozone.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 25 Oct. 2024
Verb
Swap selflessness for sturdy leadership Running yourself ragged to please everyone is not healthy.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Running myself ragged trying to catch up rarely ends well for my immune system and the shutdown method just makes matters worse.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
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Still, watching Hannah scold him about everything, from 401(k)s to boiling water to phone bills, from ordering him to walk a dog that doesn’t belong to him to telling him that riding hotel pool furniture would give her the ick, was painful.Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 31 Oct. 2024
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Dolores returns to scold her grandson for badmouthing her during the show’s Día de los Muertos episode, which airs on NBC on Friday, Oct. 25.Brendan Le, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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They even get lectured by parents for breaking rules — but that doesn't stop them from finding a spaceship buried in the nearby woods.Christian Holub, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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The whole thing reads as if it is being delivered by someone looking down over their glasses with their hands on their hips like a parent lecturing a child.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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In the months since, Whitaker has criticized and reprimanded the prosecution over its disorganized handling of the case.Justin Curto, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
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Sometimes the moderator might also jump onto that bandwagon and reprimand the missing candidate.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Alexis no longer blames herself for her baby’s death.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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For example, a video circulating on social media falsely purports to show a Haitian immigrant claiming to have voted multiple times in Georgia was blamed on Russians, according to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Thao, the first Hmong American mayor to lead a major American city, was criticized shortly after taking office for letting go of a police chief and taking months to replace him.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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But the group has largely been shy about criticizing Trump openly.Peter Green, Quartz, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Rag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rag. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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