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Recent Examples of raggedy We, like Eric Bogosian’s raggedy journalist Daniel Molloy, must be seduced by Louis’s tale. Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 Instead, Guerra found a raggedy green wig in his closet that reminded him of the fiasco Willy Wonka experience in Scotland that went viral earlier this year. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024 Historically, Black mothers have given birth, occasionally by force, and accepted the responsibility to buffer their children from this raggedy world. Essence, 1 Aug. 2024 His testimony in the lawsuit reveals how raggedy IRS cybersecurity was. Joe Davidson, Washington Post, 5 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for raggedy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raggedy
Adjective
  • On a visit to another small Ok. town, Cox spied a tattered awning that said Country Bird, which was the perfect name for her bakery.
    Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Living under a tattered flag of St. George, the people here have reconstructed some semblance of society by relying on traditional tasks and traditional attitudes.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • The breaks in these branches were more ragged and irregular.
    Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • One such oddity — a ragged chunk of leather — is part of the Civil War collection at the Vicksburg National Military Park in western Mississippi.
    Mark Price July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025

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“Raggedy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raggedy. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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