PEGGED Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

pegged

verb

past tense of peg

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 Investors could create a TIPS bond ladder with varying maturities, pegged to their income needs over the next decade, for instance. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 In an interview, the former Fox News host said his campaign pegged the total at around $25 billion annually for each prong of his tax cut. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 In media and entertainment history, only the IPO and subsequent privatization of Ari Emanuel’s Endeavor Group Holdings rivals the merger in terms of executive compensation pegged to an M&A deal. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Oppenheimer and One Battle After Another successfully ran the Best Picture gauntlet despite being pegged as favorites from the get-go. — Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 In fact, their 2026 Giving Signals Report, conducted with The Harris Poll, pegged millennials as the most active donor generation right now. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026 The former students, members of the Chi Phi fraternity who graduated in 2022 and 2023, say online sleuths have wrongly pegged them for harassment, leading to negative personal and professional consequences. — Graham Kates, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Charles’s prodigal son is said to be working on a documentary about his mother pegged to the 30th anniversary of her death, and reportedly hopes to secure Spencer’s participation. — Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026 Also, nobody seems capable of playing special teams, and several squads pegged as contenders in the preseason — the Houston Texans, Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers — are in free fall. — J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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In just the last two years, the team won back-to-back championships and ranked among the league’s top three most expensive payrolls.

— Isaac Tellechea, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
As things stand, Boise State is the only team ranked in the AP Top 25, indicating that the Broncos are in the driver’s seat.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranked

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The little girl would later tell officers that her brother grabbed the knife and threw it at her, the blade hitting her chest.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
Patrick Mahomes threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns, improving to 8-0 in regular-season overtime games.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of threw

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The Iowa State Medical Examiner's Office determined Buck died from a gunshot wound and her death was classified as a homicide, the agency said.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Roughly 10 to 15% of all lung cancer cases are classified as a small cell carcinoma.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026

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Yet Abrams still won’t kvetch about being crammed into a tiny whale-stomach set with a camera crew, while a half-dozen crew members surrounding the practical gut, wielding a gimbal, tossed him around like a wet rag doll.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Ohtani turned to the Dodgers’ dugout, spread his arms wide and tossed his bat to the side.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tossed

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Artisanal weapons and revolvers have been increasingly relegated to rural areas, smaller criminal groups and individuals, while over the past two years gangs have been procuring larger numbers of more lethal weaponry.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026
The referendum marks a remarkable rise for a cause long relegated to Alberta’s political fringes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of relegated

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The American Civil Liberties Union sued in February, alleging officers hurled racial epithets, acted violently, and largely withheld food, water, bathrooms and medical care.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
The allegations hurled by state officials against Orange County were based on flat-out lies.

— Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hurled

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That broader attention makes precise terminology useful when different medications are grouped under the GLP-1 label.

— Emma Clapp, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Although System of a Down is often grouped with the nu metal bands that dominated heavy music at the time, including Korn and Limp Bizkit, Malakian never saw the band as fitting neatly into any genre.

— Alex Distefano, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of grouped

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How decadent to have a vermouth on the rocks and sweet treats — affogato, flan, a silky strawberry panna cotta — under the half moon slung low in the sky.

— Amanda Lee Koe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
On September 13 the Materialists star was photographed leaving the 2026 US Open men’s singles championships with the cozy layering piece slung over her shoulder, revealing a romantic white silk camisole underneath.

— Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 15 Sep. 2026