mag
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a magpie.
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talk; chatter.
verb (used without object)
noun
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magazine.
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magnetism.
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magneto.
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magnitude.
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(in prescriptions) large.
verb
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magazine
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magnitude
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Etymology
Origin of mag1
Shortened form
Origin of mag2
Shortened form of magpie
Origin of mag.4
From the Latin word magnus
Example Sentences
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Whether or not you care about infidelity and hosts’ personal lives, listeners to Huberman’s podcast should not sweep aside the contents of the New York mag story as mere gossip.
From Slate ● Mar. 27, 2024
Where I used to live in Colorado, I could see mag 5 stars from my driveway after I got dark-adapted, but light pollution from nearby towns made fainter stars invisible.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 28, 2023
Nolan was like, “I’m going to step out — here, take this,” and put a mag of film in my lap.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2023
Or at least, according to US showbiz mag Variety, which claimed he was paid $25m for his final Bond outing in No Time to Die.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2023
They say: Ms. Steck will give her an A just because of lit mag.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
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Like Cardona, many individual investors maintain significant exposure to the Mag Seven, which make up a combined 36% of the S&P 500’s market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“In our view, the Mag 7 is dead as a construct for assessing large-cap growth dynamics, and it has been for some time,” say strategists at Citi, led by Scott Chronert.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Retail aren’t buying the Mag 7 anymore. They’re picking winners,” Vanda analysts wrote in a note last week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
“Given the Mag 7 is funding much of the semiconductor demand, this divergence looks unsustainable,” the Ned Davis analysts wrote.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 29, 2026
Ever since the disgusting baths at the Mosses’ and the quick showers at Lake Mag, my idea of heaven was soaking in a tub of fresh, bubbly water.
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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“Nice story about JE in NY mag. You look great on the picture.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
Willis made another reference to the two sisters in his "Earnest Clay" where he speaks of "two abominable old maids by the names of Buggins and Blidgins, representing the scan. mag. of Florence."
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
Go in and win, say I. I’m sending with this an English mag. or two, with interviews in to show you the style of thing they need.
From In the Mist of the Mountains by Macfarlane, J.
Did I ask you to send me my books and papers, and all the bound volumes of the mag.? quorum pars.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25) by Lang, Andrew
I can take off the mag. and see if anything's wrong there; but I'm pretty sure there ain't.
From Cabin Fever by Bower, B. M.
Worn, fretted, and stretched rope, as a magged brace.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
Beef Tea She never magged; she never said no word; But sat an' looked at me an' never stirred.
From The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by Dennis, C. J. (Clarence James)
And I suppose I'd been magging so hard all yesterday about myself that I hadn't given the girl a chance to put her life history across me!
From The Disturbing Charm by Ruck, Berta
But I'm bound the members as silenced us, in doing it had plenty of magging.
From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas
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