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as in cash
slang
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now
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as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a Portuguese ship flying the national jack
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as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks, harlots, and other dockside denizens
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Recent Examples of jack
The compact device plugs into the headphone jack beneath your seatback screen and connects to your Bluetooth headphones with up to 20 hours of charge on a single use.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Inflate the inner tube up to pressure, then bring the car off the jack.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
The monitor also offers a headphone jack enhanced by DTS:X, which enhances sound and increases your immersion during gameplay sessions.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Judge did get the Yankees on the board in the ninth, smoking a two-run jack off Brad Keller for his 35th home run of the season and the 350th of his career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 20 July 2025
Inflate the inner tube up to pressure, then bring the car off the jack.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 4 July 2025
The monitor also offers a headphone jack enhanced by DTS:X, which enhances sound and increases your immersion during gameplay sessions.
—George Yang, PC Magazine, 17 July 2025
Judge did get the Yankees on the board in the ninth, smoking a two-run jack off Brad Keller for his 35th home run of the season and the 350th of his career.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack
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From a financial engineering perspective, the deal structure, which combines $45 in cash per share with 2.2005 Palo Alto shares, provides CyberArk shareholders with immediate liquidity while maintaining upside exposure to the combined entity's success.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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The first-place finisher also receives $5,000 in cash for business investment, as well as business coaching, social media help, and marketing support.—
Sofia Joseph,
jsonline.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Trump said to reporters after the flag reached the top of one of the poles.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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In the video, seated at an empty table in a darkened room and flanked by U.S. and Alaska flags, Dunleavy, a Republican, painted a grim picture of the state's future.—
Emily Schwing,
NPR,
1 Aug. 2025
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What should be a tender, feminist-minded story centered on a young woman rediscovering her dormant childhood dreamer turns into a middling melodrama about being with a cute guy in desperate need of her rescue.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
1 Aug. 2025
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Professional athletes don’t have an advantage in this arena, not even the NBA guys.—
Daniel Brown,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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Both researchers and conservationists continue to emphasize the importance of protecting the endangered orca subpopulation while safeguarding sailors.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
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The Lighthouse of Alexandria guided ancient sailors safely through treacherous waters.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Kiser's son Trigg was found in the backyard pool of the family's Chandler home on May 12.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
31 July 2025
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The layout flows easily from cozy living areas to a spacious terrace where bougainvillea climbs the blonde stone exterior and mountain views stretch beyond the pool.—
Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
30 July 2025
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The reservoir’s critics, a coalition of local landowners, loggers and environmentalists, cast Marvin Nichols as pointless and damaging, a boondoggle putting their livelihoods and businesses at risk to satiate the wasteful consumption of Dallas-Fort Worth businesses and homeowners.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 May 2025
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Fiske said she’s seen instances, unrelated to Drax, where loggers weren’t trained properly and ended up taking more wood than should have been allowed under a wildfire resilience scheme.—
Tom Brown,
Wired News,
14 June 2025
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Certified Collectibles Group, which got its start authenticating collectible coins in the late 1980s, is seeing its young sports card grading business boom.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Other Orange County stores sell stamps as a side to coins, jewelry and stationery.—
Lillian Ashworth,
Oc Register,
1 Aug. 2025
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Lee, as the influential vice chairwoman of Korea’s largest entertainment conglomerate, played a key role in globalizing K-content, backing Oscar-winning hits and establishing CJ ENM as a dominant force in international film and television (the company also owns Hollywood banner Fifth Season).—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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The banner has set a limited theatrical run for November in Alamo Drafthouse locations, with a subsequent video on-demand and physical media release to come.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
29 July 2025
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“Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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