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jug

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verb

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Recent Examples of jug
Noun
In fact, its revenue is split 50/50 between mostly drive-thru sales with some delivery of large iced tea jugs, and 50% in-café sales. Gary Stern, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Bathhouses and drinking pavilions were once found all over town, and today, visitors can still take a dip in the mineral-rich waters or fill up a jug of it to take home. Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
Verb
The key to jugging's success is surprise and timing. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2025 Sure, jugging a mom-and-coach role isn’t always smooth. Luca Evans, The Denver Post, 15 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug
Noun
  • Matt Chapman’s hearing scheduled Matt Chapman, who received a one-game suspension for shoving Rockies pitcher Kyle Freeland on Tuesday, has an appeal hearing scheduled via teleconference Thursday.
    Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • All rights reserved The Arizona Diamondbacks traded both corner infielders, including the NL’s leading home run hitter, and their most efficient pitcher at the July 31 trade deadline.
    Jack Magruder, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • He is being held on $2 million bail, online jail records show.
    Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • He was eventually sentenced to six years in jail for defrauding investors.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The Jays weren’t going to pop bottles of champagne in the clubhouse after a sweep and wear ski goggles to keep the streaming beer out of their eyes.
    Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Use a spray bottle to thoroughly mist the couch with neutral cleaner.
    Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • At Parchman, the state’s troubled penitentiary, corrections workers were urging their colleagues to sign up.
    Kevin Collier, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2025
  • After his conviction, Gray was sent to Angola, one of the most violent penitentiaries in the country at the time.
    Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • He and Steve Bannon were each held in contempt of Congress and imprisoned for four months after the DOJ prosecuted them.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
  • The suspect has not practiced medicine since 2017 and hasn't been imprisoned throughout the eight-year investigation, France 24 noted.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The treble — a club winning their domestic league title, main domestic cup competition and the European Cup/Champions League — has happened 11 times, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich the only sides to do so more than once.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Not only is this adorable beaded coffee cup a subtle nod to your caffeine habit, but its crafted with beautiful glass beads for a totally charm-ing vibe.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • My dad would always play documentaries about prison life and stuff that would come on Discovery ID or, every now and then, even national news segments.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Through the deal, prosecutors dropped the two murder charges — and shipped Henry, 26, off to prison for 10 years — in exchange for his plea.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.
    Violet Goldstone, WWD, 12 Sep. 2024
  • Their crop: wine, so fine the poet Dante sang its praises and medieval kings and popes guzzled it by the flagon.
    Julia Buckley, Travel + Leisure, 18 Nov. 2023

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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jug. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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