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as in cup
a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking a coffee mug

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as in face
the front part of the head she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore

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as in mouth
the opening through which food passes into the body of an animal keep your mug shut and listen up

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as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval an involuntary mug at the revolting sight

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verb

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as in to grimace
to distort one's face every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces

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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of mugging captured criminals for the police records

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Recent Examples of mug
Noun
Zoom out: The iconic mug shot became sparked a fundraising bonanza, appearing on beer can coolers, t-shirts, mugs and more. Avery Lotz, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025 Some were made from mug shots and perp-walk photos that highlighted how young, handsome and sane Mangione appeared. Joshua Hunt, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025 Tickets are $35 per person and include at least seven tastings and a complimentary mug. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2025 Inside Nate Thomas’ vibey new coffee shop, customers sit around high tops and sip from mugs topped with milk-foam hearts. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for mug 
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Noun
  • This recipe brings the warmth and decadence of a cup of hot cocoa into grab-and-go treats that have a brownie-like texture that can’t be topped.
    Krissy Tiglias, Southern Living, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Hawley actually raised his fist in support of the rioters and printed the image on a cup for sale on his website.
    Aquilino Gonell, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
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  • Although the new government seems willing to listen to Alawite concerns, there’s a lingering resentment, with many pointing to the community’s complicity in torture and war crimes — whether in the security services or gangs of thugs known as the shabiha — over the 14 years of the conflict.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
  • There was a time, not long ago, when men who lifted weights for fun were seen as either thugs or narcissists.
    Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The other’s face continually changing, one’s own thoughts in constant flux.
    Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
  • State police said they were encountered by a man who had minor injuries to his face and head.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But sarcasm can also derail a conversation and leave a bad taste in people’s mouths.
    Anne Sugar, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • De Niro will be – once again – wrapping his mouth around words by GoodFellas screenwriter Nicholas Pileggi, who pens the screenplay for The Alto Knights, a project that is said to have been in the works from Pileggi since the '70s.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Associated with such grimaces were very fast upward swinging movements of the arms and alternate bending and straightening of each leg such that the right foot especially would stamp against the ground.
    Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Muscles bulging and soaked in sweat, his face is etched in a grimace of extreme exertion.
    Sarah Shephard, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Or, as they are officially known, scorpion suckers.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Many gardeners do nothing but remove suckers from the base of the shrub or tree forms and entangled branches or limbs that may affect movement around the plants.
    Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • But rather than sporting a big smile and radiating festive cheer, Ferrell looked hilariously weary and unshaven, with an unlit cigarette dangling between his scowling lips.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2024
  • But no one's prepared to sit there and yell across the table at some other person while Tom Selleck is sitting at the head of the table scowling at you.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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  • For many years, members of Waterkeeper Alliance, another nonprofit, assisted by photographing the farms from the air during flights with volunteer pilots.
    Gavin Off, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2025
  • The pair were then photographed smiling and holding hands while out on a morning stroll in Los Angeles days later on Jan. 8.
    Nicholas Rice, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025

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“Mug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mug. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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