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as in ragged
having an uneven edge or outline
it's going to be hard to repair the jagged tear in the tablecloth so that it doesn't show
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as in uneven
not having a level or smooth surface
rode our mountain bikes down the trail's jagged terrain, which made for a bumpy ride
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Recent Examples of jagged
Officers initially confronted Lynch, who was armed with a jagged piece of a broken toilet seat.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Telluride Ski Resort, located in the jagged San Juan mountains of Western Colorado, has some of the state’s most daunting terrain.
—Kylea Henseler, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
Their study on the jagged frontier shows that AI capability spikes and dips across activities rather than rising smoothly with difficulty.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Nuuk, the territory’s capital city, is emblematic of those towns, featuring brightly colored houses crowed together between a jagged coastline and inland mountains.
—Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
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Her breath was becoming more ragged.—
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The five pieces offer, in turn, biomorphic hints of de Kooning, the ragged shapes of Clyfford Still, the bold geometries of Ellsworth Kelly, the paint smears of Gerhard Richter, and something that looks like toothpaste squeezed onto an orange peel.—
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Lost Lambs is a confident if uneven start for a morbidly funny writer.—
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The low-pile rug has short fibers that prevent uneven crushing from heavy foot traffic and give it more durability over time.—
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Dispose of broken or outdated items.—
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The 41-year-old suffered a broken pelvis and sustained fractures to both femurs and three ribs, as well as a compound fracture to his right shin.—
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Cisco positions the same rugged networking technology used in Parkie for other harsh environments, including factories, logistics hubs, and outdoor industrial sites.—
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The rugged forward stripped Matty Beniers of the puck high in the Seattle zone and then beat Daccord with a backhander.—
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Weather conditions and rough seas can influence whether SpaceX and NASA commit to undock from the ISS and target a specific splashdown site.—
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The financials are having another rough day as big bank investors took profits in Citigroup , Bank of America , and Wells Fargo after earnings, following a similar trend with JPMorgan on Tuesday.—
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“Jagged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jagged. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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