jars 1 of 2

noun

plural of jar
1
as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things this padded case should protect your laptop from the jars normally experienced while traveling

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2
as in surprises
something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected the flow of her day was interrupted with the jar of an unexpected crisis

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3
as in scratches
a harsh grating sound the jar of a stuck car door

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jars

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of jar
1
as in quarrels
to express different opinions about something often angrily those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar

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2
as in clashes
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings

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Recent Examples of jars
Noun
The affected products come in several sizes of resealable bags and 12-ounce jars. — Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The cabinet over your stove may not be the place for heavy appliances or jars of food. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026 Scientists rescued 34 endangered humped tree snails from Guam by collecting them in empty peanut butter jars ahead of a powerful typhoon. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026 However, opened peanut butter jars should be of acceptable quality for only 3 to 6 months if stored under the same conditions, Cutter says. — Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026 His brother was stuffing bricks of cash in multiple places and would even wrap the money in plastic before hiding it in spaghetti sauce jars. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026 The glass jars and baskets are from John Lewis in London, and the marble surface is Calacatta Gold. — Laura Regensdorf, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 Kitchen tools, spice jars, cleaning basics and small organizers stocked at Dollar Tree regularly cost several times more at big-box retailers, and food writers who have tested the shelves say the value is real. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 These are usually available in jars, tubs, squeeze tubes, or pump bottles. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
But this film’s logic lies in the edit, starting and ending with a stop-start stutter motif that jars us into this world of a small Oklahoma town, where a bluegrass band jams in a restaurant parking lot. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 There is one particular scene that jars with those who know Hamed best. — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Mercury retrograde meeting Uranus and Neptune jars you out of certainty. — Usa Today, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025 That, in turn, jars an earlier memory of happier days in the same car, giddily documenting on camcorder their initial move to New Orleans. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025 Against all of this allegedly heady stuff, the score—by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross—intentionally jars us from encroaching drowsiness with chortling woodwinds and shardlike piano chords that are the aural equivalent of jagged Plexiglass off-cuts. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jars
  1. collisions
  2. surprises
  3. scratches
  4. quarrels
  5. clashes
  6. thumps
  7. shocks
  8. scrapes
Noun
  • Katz described the operation as a deliberate effort to manufacture collisions and submit fraudulent claims.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The severe injuries were the kind doctors encounter in patients after high-speed collisions or other violent accidents that cause the brain to twist and slam inside one’s skull.
    — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • The Bengals cut the roster down to 53 players on Sunday and there weren’t many surprises in a year where continuity and depth made only a few spots truly feel open to unseating the placeholder.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There were no major surprises after the team made its final cuts, paring the roster down to 53 players days ahead of the flight to Melbourne, Australia, for Week 1 against the Los Angeles Rams.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of surprises
Noun
  • Dolly Parton’s Hollywood Walk of Fame star was vandalized with multiple scratches, just days after the country music icon was laid to rest.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The stoneware resists chips, scratches, and stains, and everything is dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of scratches
Verb
  • The three bills also are not the first headline-grabbing action from Schroer, who serves as chair of the Senate’s hard-right Freedom Caucus, which frequently quarrels with GOP leadership.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Definition of quarrels
Verb
  • The team-building process of the NFL sometimes clashes with the self-preservation process of human nature.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Avoid jumping to conclusions as the moon clashes with Mercury.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of clashes
Noun
  • The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of thumps
Noun
  • Everyone loses, particularly the regular citizens of both countries involved, who face sometimes insurmountable shocks to their businesses.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • Pack a tube of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) in your first aid kit instead of antibiotic ointment and remember to flush all scrapes and cuts with copious amounts of clean water before covering them with the jelly.
    — Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This follows previous scrapes of the dataset posted on Reddit (since taken down by the original poster) and the AI model clearinghouse Hugging Face.
    — Rob Salkowitz, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrapes

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“Jars.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jars. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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