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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves
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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 grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
an involuntary mug at the revolting sight
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as in sucker
chiefly British
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug
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as in idiot
chiefly British
a stupid person
what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?
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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
Scott Paeth, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Other items include a gigantic Donkey Kong coffee mug, a Diddy Kong ticket holder and more.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Yellowstone became a lifestyle brand, with the Dress Like a Dutton Costume Collection clothing line, cutting boards, and coffee mugs.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The removable drip tray also accommodates travel mugs for even more portability.
—Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Noun
This simple, powerful sentence has been reprinted on everything from key chains and coffee mugs to tattoos and tea towels.
—Scott Paeth, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2025
Other items include a gigantic Donkey Kong coffee mug, a Diddy Kong ticket holder and more.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Yellowstone became a lifestyle brand, with the Dress Like a Dutton Costume Collection clothing line, cutting boards, and coffee mugs.
—Stephen Rodrick, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2025
The removable drip tray also accommodates travel mugs for even more portability.
—Ho Lin, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mug
Noun
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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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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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Jesse, understandably, has become more defensive about antisemitism since he was brutally attacked by thugs who singled him out for being Jewish.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The hundreds of attacks being made by Houthi, the sinister mobsters and thugs based in Yemen, who are hated by the Yemeni people, all emanate from, and are created by, IRAN.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The chef took to social media at the time to mourn the loss of the legendary Nacho, who became the face of his own cat food line and amassed over 269,000 Instagram followers during his life in the spotlight.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The club was candid — perhaps to a fault — regarding its extensive efforts to trade the face of the franchise, hoping to clear up payroll and roster space.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Consider the many maladies dedicated to specific parts of the toddler body: pink eye; strep throat; ear infection; hand, foot, and mouth disease.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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If there's less inflammation causing problems in the mouth and digestive organs, bad breath may be reduced.10 9.—
Amber J. Tresca,
Verywell Health,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those could also prove useful, but will face the challenge of distinguishing facial expressions unique to pain rather than similar grimaces related to being hungry.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 May 2017
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In the movie, the monkey is a two-foot-tall sculpted plastic model whose arms bang up and down on a drum, as his mouth opens up to bare its teeth in a violent grimace.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Psychologically, the fear of being a sucker is a distinctly aversive feeling.—
Tess Wilkinson-Ryan,
TIME,
18 Mar. 2025
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My theory is that this sticky sucker is so tough to slice that the poor bakery employee said screw it.—
Martin Vassolo,
Axios,
14 Mar. 2025
Verb
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For Halloween, Rick showed up wearing the same shirt Blake always wore, scowled and walked around with a Monster drink all night long.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American-Statesman,
19 July 2024
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Does slapping Pattinson’s scowling face on the phenomenon lead us to see it any differently?—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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On March 26 the 28-year-old model and her husband, Justin Bieber, were photographed leaving Churchome wearing two high-volume looks.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2025
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On Wednesday, March 26, Holland, 28, was photographed in Italy wearing a full costume alongside actor Ryan Hurst on the set of Christopher Nolan's upcoming movie, based on the Ancient Greek epic attributed to the poet Homer.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Mug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mug. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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