pegs out

verb

present tense third-person singular of peg out, chiefly British
as in dies
to stop living when her pet pig pegged out she grieved for weeks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pegs out
  1. dies
  2. falls
  3. checks out
  4. steps out
  5. passes away
  6. perishes
Verb
  • The armed immigration agent then shoots Melanie in response, and his partner subsequently dies.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And then imagine what happened when early August came and then Elvis (Presley) dies.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of dies
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  • In July, Reeves shared a brief clip of test footage of the upcoming film, which included the first proper look at Pattinson’s Bruce Wayne in a new Batsuit as what appears to be snow falls around him.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Margins shrink, investment capacity falls and businesses have fewer resources to innovate or improve the underlying infrastructure.
    — Sanjay Ghare, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of falls
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  • If everything checks out, the service module’s main engine will fire Thursday evening to send the crew on a trajectory that will loop them around the Moon.
    — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Definition of checks out
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  • And Hernández demolished it for a home run, taking three slow steps out of the batter’s box before dropping the bat.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Farrell then steps out of a car and the three meet, all dressed in black.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of steps out
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  • Notable franchise records • Dak Prescott is six touchdown passes away from passing Tony Romo to become the Dallas Cowboys career leader in passing touchdowns.
    — Saad Yousuf, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The loan does not need to be repaid until the last borrower passes away, sells the home, or moves out for good, such as entering long-term care.
    — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of passes away
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  • In The Children, sister and brother Guinevere and Ennis grow up under the shadow of their mother, Edith Sharpe, whose Ninth City children’s book series transfixes the world until Edith perishes in a mysterious fire in Vermont.
    — Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026
  • Every soldier Harry would have saved on a transport during the war perishes too.
    — Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
Definition of perishes
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“Pegs out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pegs%20out. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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