mugged

past tense of mug
1
as in grimaced
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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2
as in photographed
to take a photograph of mugging captured criminals for the police records

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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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