PEGGING Synonyms: 96 Similar and Opposite Words

pegging

verb

present participle of peg

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type pegged her as a backstabber right from the beginning

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as in throwing

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 pegging Deadline understands that the deal is worth between $20M-$25M per year, with one source pegging the value at $24M per year. — Peter White, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 So pegging the Saints’ second-year quarterback as one of the top three passers in the NFC feels pretty bold. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 But last week, SpaceX quietly revamped the program to feature both service credits and cash payments, pegging the value at $100 per referral in the US. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 The market has exploded over the past few years, with some analysts pegging it at $50 billion annually and growing. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 New York Liberty guard Betnijah Laney-Hamilton was tossed from a tight 93-91 loss to the Toronto Tempo after pegging opponent Marina Mabrey in the back with a stray shoe. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026 Algeria has a tough road to repeat that feat, with FanDuel pegging its odds to reach the Round of 16 at 3-1. — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 4 June 2026 In some cases, stabilization requires introducing a new currency or pegging the currency to a more stable one, signaling a credible break from past policies. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Apr. 2026 The project has faced a series of cost increases over the years, with a 2014 projection pegging the price tag in the $4 billion range. — Grace Hase, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegging

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Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.

— Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
The distinction matters because responding to a signal and accurately classifying an unfamiliar chemical mixture are separate tasks.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of classifying

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Jayden Daniels nearly salvaged the night without his top weapon, throwing second-half touchdown passes to Stefon Diggs and Rachaad White to cut the deficit to 23-17 before the 49ers' defense held firm on Washington's final possession.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2026
His final output was nothing to write home about, throwing for 264 yards to no touchdowns and one interception, but Dieffenbach more than passed the eye test.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of throwing

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When the Gators aren’t generating pressure, the back end of the defense collapses, ranking in the bottom third nationally in pass defense.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Trump’s pettiness and impetuousness has combined to literally put former high ranking American officials in physical danger.

— Kevin Igoe, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of ranking

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The video showed the employee tossing the cash onto the front counter before the suspect grabbed the money and stuffed it into his pocket.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Arrange in a single layer and roast, tossing occasionally, until tender and browned, 15–25 minutes.

— Rick Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tossing

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Of course, other keyboard types were cheaper to produce, relegating Hall-effect keyboards to an afterthought for decades.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
However, relegating City to the second-tier Championship League would be a punishment that could hurt the rest of the league.

— Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of relegating

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Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.

— Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of grouping

Verb

What’s more, even as they are defined by death, bogs are also springboards for unusual and unlikely life-forms that extend our understanding of biology—from acid-flinging mosses to amphibian-eating plants.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
The first one came on a chaotic sequence in front of the net, with center Carey Terrance inadvertently flinging the puck at his own net.

— Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026