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as in ranked
to arrange or assign according to type
pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
pegged the ball to the second baseman
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Recent Examples of pegged
Ivory Coast had the better chances across both halves but were pegged back by a brilliant Antonio Nusa strike, before Amad’s individual brilliance in the box — moments after a goal-line clearance to keep it at 1-0 — drew them level.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
There is a theoretical upper limit to the wet bulb temperature for human survivability, which has been pegged at about 95 degrees.
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Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
The Social Reckoning, the sequel to the 2010 Oscar-winning film The Social Network, is pegged for release this fall by Sony Pictures.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Recent months have seen the publication of dozens of new books on the Revolutionary era, pegged to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually.
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Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Trump pegged the pool as a problem earlier this year as his administration rushed to set a stage for the country's 250th birthday celebration in the nation's capital.
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Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Grey has been pegged as the future of NXT and giving her the title would certainly strap a rocket to her back.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Though the Knicks won on game five in spectacular fashion over the weekend, ChatGPT originally pegged the Spurs as the 2026 NBA champs, declaring that San Antonio superstar Victor Wembanyama would help drag the series into game seven.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
4 July 2026
There is a theoretical upper limit to the wet bulb temperature for human survivability, which has been pegged at about 95 degrees.
—
Andrew Freedman,
CNN Money,
3 July 2026
The Social Reckoning, the sequel to the 2010 Oscar-winning film The Social Network, is pegged for release this fall by Sony Pictures.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
1 July 2026
Recent months have seen the publication of dozens of new books on the Revolutionary era, pegged to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
—
Barbara Spindel,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
That move largely spares local governments budgetary hits that nonpartisan legislative analysts pegged between $2 billion to $3 billion annually.
—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Trump pegged the pool as a problem earlier this year as his administration rushed to set a stage for the country's 250th birthday celebration in the nation's capital.
—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
Grey has been pegged as the future of NXT and giving her the title would certainly strap a rocket to her back.
—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 June 2026
Though the Knicks won on game five in spectacular fashion over the weekend, ChatGPT originally pegged the Spurs as the 2026 NBA champs, declaring that San Antonio superstar Victor Wembanyama would help drag the series into game seven.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegged
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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Sherman’s March, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival, was ranked as one of the highest-grossing documentary films of all time until the mid-1990s.
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Robbie Ray threw six efficient innings after regrouping from a fall while covering first base, Willy Adames hit a two-run double as part of a four-run opening frame and the San Francisco Giants beat the Colorado Rockies 6-4 on Saturday night.
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Fittingly, on Saturday, Yamamoto took the mound against the Padres and threw seven shutout innings.
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Even in Caracas, where only five buildings collapsed, Rodríguez said at least 30 additional structures have already been classified as unsafe.
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Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year.
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The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper.
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But the referee caught him and tossed him from the match.
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They are relegated to atmosphere, anecdote, trace, background hum.
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By the next year, the Challenge Cup had become a preseason tournament, already relegated to a competition without a clear purpose within the NWSL hierarchy.
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There was also unrest in the capital Bogota, where demonstrators burned tires and hurled bricks at police.
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Mexico were being booed, booed furiously, but even that low rumble failed to drown out the whistles, hurled from the stands of the Estadio Akron with the ferocity and barb of spears.
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In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
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The same pattern shows up in founders rarely grouped together.
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Try it with casual flip-flops and a knit slung around the waist for off-duty cool; with jelly sandals and a denim jacket for an irreverent twist; or with suede flats and a crisp shirt for understated elegance.
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The tarpaulin draped over a ship propeller brings to mind dirty laundry slung over the blades of an idle fan.
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“Pegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegged. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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