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: any of a breed of small sturdy compact dogs of Asian origin with a smooth, short coat, tightly curled tail, short muzzle, and broad wrinkled face
pugged; pugging
: to work and mix (a substance, such as clay) when wet especially to make more homogeneous and easier to handle (as in throwing or molding wares)
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Noun (2)
a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Breeds with breathing issues — including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers and Persian cats — are also more susceptible to heat illness, state health officials said.
—Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
More specifically, Wellhouse brings in the boxy, pug-nosed Wake micro-van produced by Daihatsu between 2014 and 2022 and also badged as the Toyota Pixis Mega.
—C.c. Weiss
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
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Noun
Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.
—Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
Breeds with breathing issues — including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers and Persian cats — are also more susceptible to heat illness, state health officials said.
—Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed.
—Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
More specifically, Wellhouse brings in the boxy, pug-nosed Wake micro-van produced by Daihatsu between 2014 and 2022 and also badged as the Toyota Pixis Mega.
—C.c. Weiss
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for pug
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pug. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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