1
as in ranks
to arrange or assign according to type
pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning
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2
as in throws
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 pegs
Michael Cox, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Angi pegs painting a bathroom — usually the smallest room in the house — at somewhere between $200 and $400, while a living room might cost as much as $2,000.
—David McMillin, Boston Herald, 29 Nov. 2025
Along with Sunday Ticket, the league has been pushing mobile viewing via its NFL+ service, which Antenna pegs at 3 million subscribers.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2025
The toy has users press small, translucent, colored pegs into a grid of holes in front a light source, bringing the designs to life.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
An electromechanical system has a sliding bar or pegs and is easy to use and program.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2025
Also helping the ergonomics are the handlebars and pegs, which are positioned for comfortable upright touring.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
Some gaming desks, which are often embraced as work-from-home desks, may have racks or pegs for headphones or tablets.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2025
Bring a touch of playful cottage style with a wall shelf painted a bright color and equipped with pegs for hanging everything from art to hats.
—Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
The boogie-woogie vibe instilled by Federici’s jangly piano pegs it as a pool hall hit rather than the headphones-listening and ponderous nature of the original.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
The Society for Human Resource Management pegs average cost per hire near $4,700, and far higher for hard-to-fill specialists.
—Jennifer Moss, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2025
Those two leads will get to play with Margo’s former lover (and the one who pegs her husband) Callie, played by Jaime Ray Newman.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
The Bloomberg Billionaires Index pegs Musk's wealth at about $385 billion, while Forbes estimates his wealth is at $436 billion.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
Morningstar pegs that risk at 25%.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
The company wouldn’t disclose its valuation, but PitchBook pegs it at around $315 million.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Madison Freeman of Men's Journal pegs Drake's worth at $250 million.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 23 Mar. 2025
Noun
Versatility is important, but this was square pegs in round holes.
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Those assets, which didn’t exist when Disney battled DirecTV or Charter before that, help Disney’s leverage but an estimate this week by Morgan Stanley pegs weekly losses by the programmer at $30 million.
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In North Carolina, only 29% of independent stages identified themselves as profitable in 2024, according to a report from the National Independent Venues Association.—
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The festival is expected to host more than 50,000 people each day of the event, with multiple stages in place for performances.—
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Out of five types of exercise, resistance training ranks highest in improving overall brain health.—
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Detroit, Michigan WalletHub's study includes a more comprehensive analysis that ranks 182 cities based on 31 key metrics that also include factors like average commute time, safety and family friendliness.—
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Texas Rangers pitcher Tyler Mahle throws to the Los Angeles Angels in the first inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 15, 2025, Arlington, Texas.—
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In response, an employee throws what appeared to be a burger box at a man in a white T-shirt who appears to be accompanying the woman.—
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The Horned Frogs wouldn’t get within 10 points the rest of the way.—
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Both teams scored 14 points in that final period, with Matthew Stafford’s 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Colby Parkinson the killing blow with 38 seconds left.—
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The machine learning algorithm, meanwhile, classifies and identifies stationary objects that could lead to collisions.—
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While recipes vary, the glycemic index (GI)—a scale from one to 100 that measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar—of gingerbread cookies is about 66, which classifies them as a high-glycemic food, according to Alexandria Hardy, RDN, LDN, owner of Pennsylvania Nutrition Services.—
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Some lay them flat, others hang them up, and the last set tosses them into a bin.—
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The redshirt freshman’s total attempts and TD tosses rank within the top 10 single-season numbers in program history.—
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Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.—
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The shop is housed in a former beauty salon, steps from the bakery.—
Verb
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Cannon hurls a last plate against the wall.—
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Her son then gets to realize his dream of not going to college and becoming a firefighter after Kate, who has been on him for the duration of the film to write his college essay, begins reading his college essay and hurls it into the fire.—
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“Pegs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegs. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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