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jugular

[juhg-yuh-ler, joo-gyuh-] / ˈdʒʌg yə lər, ˈdʒu gyə- /
ADJECTIVE
throaty
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST


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Normal foreign policy considerations regarding conflict with a country of 90 million people situated astride the world’s oil jugular do not come into play.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

“It’s really going for the jugular, and in a major way,” said Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, a Washington think tank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

“I personally can’t think of one where it just jumped out and got its teeth around the jugular of the media and stayed there,” he said.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2025

But Lee has been delivering these jugular jabs the whole day, talking about the failed businesses.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

Just over the external jugular vein there were two punctures, not large, but not wholesome-looking.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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