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jugular

noun

ˈjə-gyə-lər

Definition of jugular

as in back

a vulnerable point a sadistic training instructor who would seek out a recruit's jugular and then go for it

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Recent Examples of jugular The president’s instinct to go for the jugular was on display in his first campaign, when he was written off early on as an entertainer but found success with brutal takedowns. — Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 June 2026 Anyone familiar with a roast expects the comedians to go for the jugular, but when someone with actual grooming allegations gets called a pedophile, one questions whether the punchline really was meant to be a joke. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 13 May 2026 Wolf packs on the hunt encircled their prey—typically elk—clamping at the jugular when their target grew weary from the chase. — Nidhi Sharma, Popular Science, 12 Mar. 2026 The change added a room where prisoners are to be examined and prepped for either a standard peripheral IV, or a central line — a more invasive procedure that inserts into the internal jugular in the neck, a femoral vein in the upper thigh or a subclavian vein in the chest. — Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for jugular

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back

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But many voters turned their backs on the party when Lula and other leaders became embroiled in corruption scandals in the 2010s.

— Catherine Osborn, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026
Rather than putting the rock into the arms of one of his reliable running backs and brute-forcing the 2 yards, Danielson kept the ball in fifth-year quarterback Maddux Madsen’s hands.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026

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