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as in cash
slang
something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment
I'd buy that watch, but I don't have the jack right now
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as in flag
a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling
a Portuguese ship flying the national jack
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as in sailor
one who operates or navigates a seagoing vessel
the streets of the old seaport were once full of jacks, harlots, and other dockside denizens
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Recent Examples of jack
The shrill, metallic banging noises of a jack hammer echoed around the White House on Monday as crews started removing the large, yellow Black Lives Matter mural down the street from the president's home.
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The players then wander over to chip and putt around an animatronic green, which can be rotated through 360 degrees and its topography manipulated by hundreds of hydraulic jacks beneath the surface.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Another Thunderbolt 4 port joins an audio or headphone jack on the right side.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
Connectivity on the Fury includes dual USB Type-C ports, an HDMI connection, and an SD card slot on the left side, while the right edge holds another USB Type-C port, a USB Type-A port, and an Ethernet jack.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
The players then wander over to chip and putt around an animatronic green, which can be rotated through 360 degrees and its topography manipulated by hundreds of hydraulic jacks beneath the surface.
—Don Riddell, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
Another Thunderbolt 4 port joins an audio or headphone jack on the right side.
—PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2025
Connectivity on the Fury includes dual USB Type-C ports, an HDMI connection, and an SD card slot on the left side, while the right edge holds another USB Type-C port, a USB Type-A port, and an Ethernet jack.
—Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG, 18 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack
Noun
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In turn, the government must borrow other money from the public to raise the cash needed.—
Doug Criscitello,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Skilled thieves target specific homes and literally knock on the door and otherwise check to find a time when nobody is home, then the crooks burglarize the home quickly looking for jewelry and cash.—
Greg Fisher,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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The visiting president released a nearly 2-minute video chronicling his arrival that included shots of the two countries’ flags, U.S. military color guard, and of course, Bukele himself, exiting his plane and into a black SUV, dressed in all black and dark sunglasses.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Later, when the university sent a letter revoking its sponsorship of Mecha, the club’s members staged a protest at one of the school’s cultural centers, reportedly waving a Palestinian flag and refusing to leave.—
Emma Green,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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In many ways, Trout’s jaunt into the stands was more reminiscent of Jurickson Profar of the Padres jumping into the left field pavilion in Game 2 of last season’s National League Division series against the Dodgers to rob a home run from that guy again, Mookie Betts.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Burden has the tools to be an elite receiver in the NFL, especially next to a guy like Amon-Ra St. Brown. 29.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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From November 2023 until this January, the Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Houthis targeted more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two of them and killing four sailors from November 2023 until January of this year.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Because the Attorney General has chosen to proceed in this way, Mr. Mangione’s Due Process rights have already been violated and the manner in which the Government has acted has prejudiced the grand jury pool and has corrupted the grand jury process.—
Aaron Katersky,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The move is designed to help fuel Dorothy St. Pictures’ ambitions to grow its talent pool in the U.K. and U.S. and expand its development of premium nonfiction series and docs, as well as its narrative film slate, to further genres and platforms.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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After starting as a logger on Married to Medicine, McDonald worked his way up through the Bravo reality ranks as a field producer for The Real Housewives of Atlanta as well as a supervising producer on Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, and The Real Housewives of Orange County.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
4 Apr. 2025
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Hosted by logger Jared Douglas, who risks life and livelihood to harvest the most massive – and valuable – timber on Earth.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Smoke heads to town to buy provisions for the club, Stack and Sammie hire another musician, the elderly Delta Slim (Delroy Lindo), who has been playing harmonica for coins at the train station.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2025
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Some have rewards like valuable expendable items, such as keys to open locked doors or coins to exchange for tools like shovels and compasses.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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By uniting these technologies under one banner, Qualcomm better communicates its value to enterprise customers, clarifies product positioning, and positions for long-term growth across the industrial and telecom sectors.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Today, banners with photos of successful Hispanic alumni hang from lampposts on the 30-acre campus, and a mariachi band leads celebrations on Día de los Muertos.—
Jon Marcus,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Jack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jack. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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