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Recent Examples of rug rat
Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded.
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cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
Noun
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The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The preschooler appeared to be resting her head on her mom's in another photo.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The verses were just G to C, and the chorus was the same chords with an A minor thrown in front of them and a simple turnaround with an E minor and a D thrown in.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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The charging documents say that Evans has prior convictions for statutory rape and lewd acts with a minor.—
Nate Gartrell,
The Mercury News,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Madagascar as Ground Zero Climate change is to blame for the scarcity of food and resources in Madagascar, which is causing a mental health crisis among adolescents.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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The adolescent survived the harrowing ordeal with minor injuries — a better outcome than that of another 13-year-old boy who was listed in critical condition after falling from a Queens train on Friday, officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In Illinois, about 91.6% of kindergartners had received the MMR vaccine during the 2023-2024 school year.—
Lisa Schencker,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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Monroe County: 92% of kindergartners were vaccinated, a slight improvement from the previous school year.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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This truth is at the heart of Adolescence, Netflix’s new drama by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham—an impeccable, if harrowing, exploration of the trepidatious transition of boyhood to manhood and the ultimate radicalization of a schoolboy.—
Raven Smith,
Vogue,
19 Mar. 2025
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When a group of schoolboy cricketers founded the club in 1882, their choice of name was ‘Hotspur FC’.—
Mark Critchley,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Their eldest, Nevada Alexander, died of infant death syndrome (SIDS) at 10 weeks old.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
16 Mar. 2025
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Prior to this developmental point, infants interestingly have no sense of self and perceive themselves as part of their caregiver.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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About one in five newborns in the U.S. start on formula, providing a crucial source of nutrition in an infant's first months of life.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Vaccine protects against more than measles Although measles poses severe health risks, doctors are generally more concerned with how the viral infection rubella can affect newborns.—
Neha Mukherjee,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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