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as in pitcher
a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
put a jug of milk on the table
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as in jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
some no-good fellow who had spent most of his life in and out of the county jug
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as in to jail
to put in or as if in prison
the luckless crooks got jugged before they knew what hit them
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Recent Examples of jug
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Additional videos also showed several boxes lining part of the pool as workers poured the liquid from the gallon jugs into the pool.
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Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Sure, jugging a mom-and-coach role isn’t always smooth.
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Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Every morning, guests open up their cabin screen doors to the crisp mountain air and a jug of coffee (or tea, if preferred) with fresh milk (with non-dairy options).
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
Additional videos also showed several boxes lining part of the pool as workers poured the liquid from the gallon jugs into the pool.
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Mike Stunson,
USA Today,
16 June 2026
Verb
In 2022, authorities charged Carlos Rusi and three other Houston men with a bank jugging case in Burbank, California, according to FOX 26.
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Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
10 Dec. 2025
Sure, jugging a mom-and-coach role isn’t always smooth.
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Luca Evans,
The Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jug
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Suzuki became the first player to homer twice off Misiorowski since the pitcher’s MLB debut in 2025, according to ESPN Insights.
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Green earned a reputation with the Padres for being an aggressive in-game manager, willing to pull starting pitchers and deploy relievers with urgency.
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To get there, Sodais climbed mountains in the snow, moved from border to border with the help of smugglers, got captured a dozen times and spent time in jail.
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Ábalos, who spent seven months in jail before his trial in April, is accused of taking kickbacks from the purchase of $60 million-worth of facemasks during the Covid pandemic.
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He was imprisoned for organizing the assassination of Polish Interior Minister Bronisław Pieracki in 1934.
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Elyas said his father did not have high blood pressure before his detainment and developed the condition while imprisoned.
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The day after the crash, the boat was found to contain 61 empty and partially empty booze bottles and cans, after FWC officers pulled the boat from the bay.
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More than 11,000 bottles of the blood pressure medication chlorthalidone have been recalled, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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After a federal jury voted to convict him in early 2024, Hernández was sent to a notorious high-security penitentiary in West Virginia to serve his time.
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Mike Braun opened the Speedway Slammer at an Indiana prison, Jim Pillen opened the Cornhusker Clink at a Nebraska work camp, and Jeff Landry opened the Louisiana Lockup in a disused wing of Angola penitentiary.
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Enjoy a second cup of your morning brew and count your blessings.
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Take all the fuss out of making your morning cup of coffee with this convenient pod coffee maker.
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If convicted as charged, Wilburn faces up to 14 years in prison, a spokesperson for the district attorney’s office told CNN.
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Pope was a lieutenant in the Special Investigative Service (SIS) unit at the prison at the time of the offenses.
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After helping one of the Dutchmen lug a keg of liquor to the game, Rip drinks several flagons, passes out, and wakes up two decades later.
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No detail was overlooked — down to the drink’s flagon.
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“Jug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jug. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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