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nags 1 of 2

noun

plural of nag

as in horses

a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding a poor farmer who could only afford one old nag

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verb

present tense third-person singular of nag

as in urges

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders she kept nagging him to fix the furnace before the weather got any colder

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as in complains

to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely if all you can do is nag, then you are of no use to this organization at all

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Recent Examples of nags

Noun

Microsoft has also tried to upsell its OneDrive cloud storage with constant nags in Windows 11. — Tom Warren, The Verge, 29 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Microsoft is upping the pressure on users to move to Windows 11, with new nags that seemingly won’t stop. — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

On weekends, Nelson calls to make sure French has gotten up from bed and nags her to eat. — ABC News, 31 July 2026 But in the final moments, when Carol is back in her coach seat on the plane, something nags at her. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025

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Noun

When a bank of televisions showed horses bursting through the starting gate, feet stomped on the club’s carpet.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
So Hanawalt reactivated her dormant Facebook account and began scrolling through local horse sale groups.

— Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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Verb

The letter also urges scrutiny of her staff, donors, and colleagues.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
And the organization urges individuals to take action – to pay attention to what boys are watching online, share this data with men, and call out sexist statements when they are said.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of urges

Verb

Her boyfriend Tom Arnold becomes a writer/producer and complains that someone there stole his love letters and sold out his steamy relationship with Roseanne to the National Enquirer.

— Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Parent complains about the circumstances Lechner sent an email to the athletic director two days later asking whether a transgender student had participated in the game, and whether that student had access to the same locker room as his daughter.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of complains

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When Sita begs Rama to follow a demon disguised as a beautiful golden deer, Rama draws a magical protective circle around the princess and instructs her to stay within the circle’s borders.

— Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
The actress is an enormously entertaining presence, and the premise practically begs for an explosive music video finale.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of begs

Verb

Television doesn’t lack for comedies that deliver biting satire and cogent commentary — that are, in fact, so committed to commentary that nobody bothers to even include jokes.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
When asked if this bothers him at all, Shaq launches into a story about his youth.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026

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