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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
this padded case should protect your laptop from the jars normally experienced while traveling
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as in surprise
something that makes a strong impression because it is so unexpected
the flow of her day was interrupted with the jar of an unexpected crisis
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as in to bicker
to express different opinions about something often angrily
those two coworkers have such incompatible personalities that it's no wonder they constantly jar
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as in to conflict
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
the bright orange of the walls jars with the light pastels of the furnishings
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Recent Examples of jar
Sophia Panych, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
Friction is also the mechanism by which blenders with plastic jars can release large amounts of microplastics.
—Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
The shooting at Antioch High School jarred the community nearly two years after another school massacre sparked a debate for gun reform in Tennessee.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Kiehl’s Apothecary on 2nd Avenue with its jars of lip balm and endless stash of free samples.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 1 Apr. 2025
Friction is also the mechanism by which blenders with plastic jars can release large amounts of microplastics.
—Marta Zaraska, Scientific American, 27 Mar. 2025
Verb
There’s a pragmatism to the way the tractor cuts through the pillowy substance so weighted by historical implication; the moment jars the senses and affirms the depth of African-American connection to this land.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Jan. 2025
The shooting at Antioch High School jarred the community nearly two years after another school massacre sparked a debate for gun reform in Tennessee.
—Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jar
Noun
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At the time of January’s collision one controller was handling two positions, the National Transportation Safety Board noted.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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The chances of the asteroid’s collision then continued to fluctuate in the weeks following.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More than anything, the biggest surprise here has to be the presence of the 2024 Finals MVP (Jaylen Brown) on this list, despite appearing in 60 of the Boston Celtics’ 76 games to this point.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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The reaction suggested that the scale of the tariffs had come as a surprise.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Founders are already wrestling with self-doubt, market uncertainty, and the immense pressure of building something from scratch.—
David Nour,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Frost was a healthy scratch at times in each of the last two seasons despite being one of the Flyers’ few serviceable centers, while Farabee also was scratched earlier this season as Tortorella attempted to get more out of the former first-round pick.—
Kevin Kurz,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
Verb
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At times, Jason and Tonya seem to border on George and Martha from Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, bickering with each other as Mikal listens or, more often than not, tunes it out with earphones on, playing video games.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
30 Mar. 2025
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An alien spaceship has spiked an immensely popular bubblegum with an interdimensional ectoplasm that turns everyone who chews it into zombies, and the only ones who can save humanity are bickering foster brothers Daffy Duck and Porky Pig (both voiced by Eric Bauza).—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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Years later, he feels conflicted about speaking out against the church.—
Guthrie Scrimgeour,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Here’s one auction to watch if your car collection is in need of a jolt of electricity.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those types of plays transform the Bulls offense — cracking open a defensive setup, sending a jolt of discouragement through an opposing defender.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
Noun
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And the four-year-old was sporting a bruise and cuts under his right eye, having got into a recent scrape, the Daily Mail reported at the time.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Morgan, who is one half of the women's tag-team champions, had a scratch across her stomach as well as multiple bruises and scrapes up and down her arms.—
Ryan Gaydos,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Jar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jar. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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