variants
or tagrag and bobtail
as in ragtag and bobtail
people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class
in an apparent effort to keep out the city's tag, rag, and bobtail, the restaurant charges royally high prices for mediocre food
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tag, rag, and bobtail
Noun
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Morgan State’s work in benchmarking AI in diverse contexts is helping build more robust, reliable systems that better reflect — and serve — the full breadth of the populace.—
Deborah Wince-Smith,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026 -
This spring and summer, an interactive exhibit in Oakland will unleash a whole menagerie of cool dinosaurs upon the populace — turkey-sized velociraptors, spiky stegosaurs and of course big ol T-rex itself.—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
20 May 2026
Noun
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Sherri Wright also described the emotional toll of feeling invisible in public.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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If every idea is met first with critique, the team loses the ability to think in public.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
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All that loot pumped out of the Armenian proletariat, says the gaur, and for what.—
Sean Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Severin, on the other hand, represents the revolutionary proletariat.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In previous years, trash and recycling have been collected as usual during Memorial Day.—
Eva Flowe
May 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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Officials continue urging residents to remove outdoor food sources and secure trash in hopes of preventing future encounters from escalating.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
22 May 2026
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Though Export’s radical feminist art grew out of a particular political moment that had pretty much passed by the time Yuskavage began her career, the artists nonetheless share a rabble-rousing sensibility and an obsession with the unnerving visual punch of the female body.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
23 May 2026
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In her cell, surrounded by her fellow rabble-rousing women, Deborah works the room.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Economic data indicating more inflation as well as ongoing uncertainty about the Iran war preceded the bond market rout, BofA pointed out.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
23 May 2026
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Glorious efforts against Manchester City and Watford were followed by a match-winning double against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League and a hat-trick in a 5-0 rout of Manchester United at Old Trafford.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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Using a disinfecting cleaner regularly also helps keep soap scum and mildew from becoming more difficult to remove later.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
24 May 2026
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Over time, faucet heads can collect mineral deposits, soap scum, and even bacteria, all of which can slow water flow or give your sink a dull, crusty appearance.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
23 May 2026
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