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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
Earlier in the week, some forecasts pegged the chances of Super Bowl rain as high as 30%, but as Sunday approached that dire estimate fell fast.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Game snapshot Seattle is the favorite to win the Super Bowl, as all of the major sportsbooks have pegged Sam Darnold and company as the better team.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
With Liverpool pegged back from 2-0 up, there was huge pressure on the youngster when the ball fell to him inside the box after Dominik Szoboszlai’s dummy.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Generally, short-term rates, like credit card rates, are closely pegged to the Fed's benchmark.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Right after the Hurricanes lost to Indiana in the national title game, they were pegged as long shots to come back and win the 2026 national title.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
While the lifestyle coalition pegged mid-single-digit profit at the time, it was deemed a non-core asset and canned seven years later.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Forbes has pegged his net worth at $1 billion.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
And though preseason predictions pegged Marty Supreme as Gwyneth Paltrow’s big Oscar comeback, Odessa A’zion’s performance as a girlfriend with gumption has usurped the Goopster’s buzz.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Andrew Greif, NBC news, 8 Feb. 2026
Game snapshot Seattle is the favorite to win the Super Bowl, as all of the major sportsbooks have pegged Sam Darnold and company as the better team.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 6 Feb. 2026
With Liverpool pegged back from 2-0 up, there was huge pressure on the youngster when the ball fell to him inside the box after Dominik Szoboszlai’s dummy.
—David Ornstein, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Generally, short-term rates, like credit card rates, are closely pegged to the Fed's benchmark.
—Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
Right after the Hurricanes lost to Indiana in the national title game, they were pegged as long shots to come back and win the 2026 national title.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026
While the lifestyle coalition pegged mid-single-digit profit at the time, it was deemed a non-core asset and canned seven years later.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 29 Jan. 2026
Forbes has pegged his net worth at $1 billion.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
And though preseason predictions pegged Marty Supreme as Gwyneth Paltrow’s big Oscar comeback, Odessa A’zion’s performance as a girlfriend with gumption has usurped the Goopster’s buzz.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegged
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Netflix does not publicly release detailed viewership data, but Treviño said his special ranked among the platform’s top comedy offerings that debuted that year.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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UConn is 22-1, has won 18 in a row, is 7-0 in true road games, ranked third in the nation, and the coach is no longer lamenting a lack of killer instinct, but showing the lack of respect card.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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While Pistons forward Tobias Harris was holding Diabate back, Diabate threw a punch at Duren.—
Steve Reed,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Back then, the average team still featured three starters who threw enough innings to qualify for the ERA title, probably had an ace who blew past 200 innings and had multiple pitchers with double-digit wins.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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An equal number of the baby foods in the study were classified as ultraprocessed foods, or UPFs.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART), signed by the two countries last week, includes a provision confirming that used clothing and textiles classified under HS 6309 qualify for preferential treatment under the Central America–Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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She could also be grilled about her efforts to revive cases against former FBI Director James Comey and New York's Democratic Attorney General Tish James after indictments against them were tossed.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Both cases have since been tossed by a federal judge, who found that the prosecutor was unlawfully appointed.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
11 Feb. 2026
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They have not been relegated since 1977.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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With Curry relegated to cheering, the Warriors lost 105-99 to the Lakers.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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Tempers flared at an Olympic curling match between Canada and Sweden Friday with a profane insult being hurled after allegations of cheating were made.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The routine hearing quickly devolved into a series of heated exchanges, with shouting and personal insults being hurled between the country’s top federal prosecutor and Democrats on the panel.—
Sophie Brams,
The Hill,
12 Feb. 2026
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Players, within the same age range, can be grouped by physical attributes, play-driving, overall style and production, among other factors.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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In the aftermath, astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories around the world to track a couple of dozen pieces of the shattered comet, in what appeared to be grouped in four main clusters of icy debris.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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One of them carried an assault rifle, later determined to be an AR-15, its strap slung high across his chest.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Bam Adebayo snagged the loose ball and slung a pass back to Powell, only for Dosunmu to pick it off once again.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Pegged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegged. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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