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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug
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as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
put a jug of milk on the table
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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
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Recent Examples of jug
Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
The basket-weave soles are grippy and hug wet pavement as closely as a bear with a jug of honey.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2022
Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Bank jugging occurs when suspects watch ATMs and banks and then follow people who withdraw cash to other places and then try to rob them.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024
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Noun
The classics are all there: portafilters, a tamper, a milk steamer and a milk jug.
—Thomas Hindle, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 July 2022
The basket-weave soles are grippy and hug wet pavement as closely as a bear with a jug of honey.
—Matt Jancer, WIRED, 12 Nov. 2022
Verb
Sure, jugging a mom-and-coach role isn’t always smooth.
—Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025
Bank jugging occurs when suspects watch ATMs and banks and then follow people who withdraw cash to other places and then try to rob them.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 13 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug
Noun
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Two days later, nightclub owner Jack Ruby fatally shot Oswald during a jail transfer.—
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20 Mar. 2025
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As Ortega is held at a Rikers Island jail pending his next court appearance, police are still working to track down his machete-wielding partner in crime and are asking for the public’s help in identifying him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Listen to this article GLENDALE, Ariz. — Drew Thorpe joined the Chicago White Sox organization last spring after being acquired as a key part of the trade that sent pitcher Dylan Cease to the San Diego Padres.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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The previous high mark was set by the pitcher’s one-of-a-kind 2023 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospect autographed Superfractor card (PSA 7 card grade, 10 auto grade), which sold for $123,200 through Goldin Auctions last September.—
Larry Holder,
The Athletic,
21 Mar. 2025
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In Oklahoma, 56-year-old Wendell Grissom was declared dead by lethal injection at the penitentiary in McAlester at 10:13 a.m.—
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21 Mar. 2025
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Salvador's Presidency Press Office via AFP - Getty Images Origins in prison Tren de Aragua began in the 2000s in a notorious penitentiary in north-central Venezuela, where gang leaders at one point had their own zoo, nightclub and bank inside the prison.—
David Noriega,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
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The rookie hero, opening beer bottles with his eye socket, pulling out his own tooth with pliers, and being stabbed by a fan in Mexico wielding a pen, made news everywhere.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Event highlights Include: tastings from each culinary team; a complimentary happy hour; sip stations; live music by guitarist Craig Smith; and a chance to grab a mystery bottle of wine valued at $30+ for just $25 at the Wine Wall hosted by Modest Wine of Winter Park.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But families of three men who appear to have been deported and imprisoned in El Salvador told the Miami Herald that their relatives have no gang affiliation – and two said their relatives had never been charged with a crime in the U.S. or elsewhere.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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A day later, the WFP announced one of its staffers died while imprisoned by the Houthis.—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.—
Brian Bennett,
TIME,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the five men convicted in the 2022 drugging and robbery of patrons at gay bars in Manhattan was slapped with eight years in prison on Thursday.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The simple act of boiling water in a new kettle will leave you with between six million and eight million microplastic particles per cup, Boland and his colleagues found.—
Marta Zaraska,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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To make a bleach bath, add anywhere from a quarter to a half cup of 5-6% bleach to a tub full of warm water.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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Germany was excellent in the first 45 minutes, heading to the dressing rooms with a 3-0 lead thanks to goals by Joshua Kimmich (30’ pen.), Jamal Musiala (36’) and Tim Kleindienst.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Dispensed via a gilded click pen—one that can always be found in Jennifer Lopez’s beauty bag—the lightweight product is a Vogue editor’s secret for awakening tired eyes.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jug. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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