meg
1 Americannoun
noun
abbreviation
noun
Etymology
Origin of meg
First recorded in 1980–85; by shortening
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“Molly has been searching for a meg because she knows how big they can be, and also how rare they are,” her mother, Alicia Sampson, said in an email to The Washington Post.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2023
Perhaps the only thing that can compete with a T. rex is a Carcharocles megalodon, the ancient and extinct shark known as the megalodon, or the meg.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2019
We are setting up an ID photo station for our community and the webcams, even the good ones, don’t even get to 1 meg.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
The White House occasionally sends out for green and white agnolotti and nut meg sauce.
From Time Magazine Archive
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I still felt kind of bad about it, because we made a big mess, and Violet was completely meg blushing, but at least we didn’t get like shoved into orbit on cybergumeys or something.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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The company said it would update its strategy in December, giving new Chief Executive Meg O’Neill her first opportunity to outline her vision to investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
“Our performance has fallen short,” said Executive Chair Meg Whitman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Tuesday's screening was attended by celebrities including Zach Cregger, Hannah Einbinder, Meg Stalter, Aziz Ansari and Hasan Piker, and during a discussion afterward the directors described their experience as "really sad and hard at times."
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
The world that Meg created, I find to be so vibrant and intoxicating and delicious,” Bareilles gushed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“I think it was so splendid in Father to go as chaplain when he was too old to be drafted, and not strong enough for a soldier,” said Meg warmly.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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The deal comes about a year after Cenovus’ takeover of MEG Energy, and continues the trend of solidifying its position in Alberta.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Strathcona said it believes an improved offer for MEG would be impractical given the MEG board’s ability to continuously extend the Cenovus meeting date and allow Cenovus to purchase and vote additional shares.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
Currently, MEG requires a magnetically shielded room for operation.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
Achieving MEG that works in normal environments, without the need for magnetic shielding, is a major goal.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 6, 2024
MEG and her lit-tle sis-ter Bell went for a walk in the mea-dow.
From My Treasure by Thomas W. Handford
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