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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 left side holds two USB Type-A ports, one USB Type-C port, an HDMI connection, an Ethernet jack, and the power connector.
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PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Acer’s Snapdragon laptop has an excellent port selection, with two USB4 ports and a USB Type-A port on the left, plus another Type-A port and a 3.5mm audio jack on the right.
—PCMAG, 25 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
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PC Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Acer’s Snapdragon laptop has an excellent port selection, with two USB4 ports and a USB Type-A port on the left, plus another Type-A port and a 3.5mm audio jack on the right.
—PCMAG, 25 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jack
Noun
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The company anticipates that its current cash resources and revenue from DefenCath will be sufficient to fund operations for at least the next twelve months.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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The company identified a material weakness in its internal controls over financial reporting, specifically in the segregation of duties within its cash disbursement control design.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
25 Mar. 2025
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According to the Human Rights Campaign, a rainbow flag using six colors of the rainbow — red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple — is one of the most common flags representing LGBTQ+ pride.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2025
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The images show the bulletin board with six posters and four flags, including three international flags alongside an American flag.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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These guys made a lot of plays.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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The same goes for fans, who root for the name on the front of the jerseys but have little time to bond with the guys filling them.—
Childs Walker,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Mar. 2025
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The unique language got its start thanks to a melting pot of inhabitants— Native Americans, English sailors, and pirates from a variety of places—all living together in one isolated location.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
7 Apr. 2025
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The next two were the dodo, whose extinction was facilitated by the arrival of Dutch sailors, who brought various invasive species on their ships, and the thylacine, a marsupial with the face of a fox and the stripes of a zebra.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 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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Super Nintendo World This colorful and kinetic area was mobbed, with families running maniacally through obstacle courses to collect digital coins using a Power-Up Band ($42) and the Universal app.—
Todd Anderson,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The family-friendly party games and also more challenging adult titles should give gamers of all ages a reason to join Nintendo’s next generation — if only Mario would spare a few gold coins to bring the price down.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
3 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 17 Apr. 2025.
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