jag

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Recent Examples of jag That’s how music became the unofficial theme of our India jag and an enduring source of fascination for him. Ashlea Halpern, AFAR Media, 30 Apr. 2025 On Rogan, Cooper went on a jag essentially about how he was not given free rein to empathize with Nazis and how antisemites were being unfairly banished from the public square. Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The guard said 'stand right here' and the Queen came by driving herself home from church in her jag [Jaguar car]. Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024 There’s the deep sea portion—the Davy Jones’ Locker realm where only top-secret missions and movie directors on submarine jags dare venture. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jag
Noun
  • That wound up turning into a chaotic nine-day spree of surprise shows in people’s yards, following a pop-up show on the campus of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 23 July 2025
  • Retail traders are on a buying spree that can keep equities marching to record highs.
    Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 July 2025
Noun
  • During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply-chain disruptions contributed to a 25% spike in import prices (see chart).
    Nick Sargen, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
  • After a two-year spike during the pandemic and national outrage over police accountability, Chicago began to see a decline in homicides in 2022.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Arguably, the consensus is now a bit complacent regarding the potential impact of tariff outcomes, lulled by a slow-and-steady economy helped by a torrid tech capex binge.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 July 2025
  • Season 14 runs a relatively scant 10 episodes, released as a binge on the streaming service Hulu rather than weekly on broadcast network Fox.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • While Sands needed just 19 pitches to cruise through the first two innings, Burrows had two Twins on base in the first inning, then hit a serious snag in the second.
    Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 12 July 2025
  • Gatling then lofted the ball a bit in front of Hines, who made a finger-tip snag as his momentum carried him out of the field of play.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Make poems using magazines, photos, stickers, colored paper and anything else that inspires you.
    Pomerado News, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2025
  • Rule 1: no foreign flags or Spanish-language stickers or advertisements on the car.
    Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • For information on how to book a wedding, vow renewal, honeymoon or anniversary at Disneyland Resort or other Disney destinations, visit DisneyWeddings.com.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 22 July 2025
  • Its Siren Capsule Technology, in particular, works to optimize skin's collagen for lip renewal, while a blend of peptides, ceramides, hyaluronic acid spheres, and plant extracts alleviate signs of dehydration.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • If using plastic forks, break off the middle 2 tines of one of the forks.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 8 June 2025
  • Lightly dust the gnocchi with four and roll each one off the tines of a fork or butter paddle to create the grooves and small indentation.
    Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • There, candidates and state office holders trade barbs with their opponents and roast members of the other party.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 28 July 2025
  • At the end of the week, after the Fed's meeting, investors will see more inflation data and the key monthly jobs report to see if the labor market continues to hold up despite the Trump's back-and-forth tariff barbs over the past few months.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 28 July 2025

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“Jag.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jag. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.

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