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as in jails
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 bottles
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 interns
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 jugs
Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
They cannot be secured with duct tape, rocks, bricks, sand or gallon jugs of water.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
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
The family slept on thin mattresses on the yurt floor and hauled water in plastic jugs from a Concho convenience store 15 miles away.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
To minimize trips, Applegate, 57, typically fills plastic jugs with seven or eight gallons of water.
—Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
One chamber still had some decorative paint, while the others had over 30 Roman-era artifacts such as jugs, plates and lamps.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
But imagine your campsite is in space, where there’s no water, and packing jugs of water would take up room when every inch of cargo space counts.
—Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
Noun
No matter the time of day, there’s usually a cluster of people standing around it, each of them filling up empty bottles and gallon jugs.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
They cannot be secured with duct tape, rocks, bricks, sand or gallon jugs of water.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2025
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
The family slept on thin mattresses on the yurt floor and hauled water in plastic jugs from a Concho convenience store 15 miles away.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
To minimize trips, Applegate, 57, typically fills plastic jugs with seven or eight gallons of water.
—Jack Rodriquez-Vars
august 9, Sacbee.com, 9 Aug. 2025
One chamber still had some decorative paint, while the others had over 30 Roman-era artifacts such as jugs, plates and lamps.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
But imagine your campsite is in space, where there’s no water, and packing jugs of water would take up room when every inch of cargo space counts.
—Berrin Tansel, The Conversation, 30 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jugs
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The many thousands of Palestinians (including children) held hostage in Israeli jails and internment camps are, of course, not a consideration whatsoever.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Idaho State Police doesn’t have any jails.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Sep. 2025
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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
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Other efforts across the hotel include reducing plastic use by offering glass bottles for refilling, providing bulk amenities instead of single-use soaps and shampoos, and having housekeeping services on request.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Then there’s assistance with the finances of prisoners, and vocational education in prisons, and work placement.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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During research, the filmmakers visited prisons and discovered that 77% of inmates are accused of crimes and held in prison, but their cases take years to come to trial or sometimes never do.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Soto earns more throws over to first base from pitchers.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Great pitchers tend to have great fastballs - and at this point, Eovaldi’s weakest pitch is his four-seamer.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
Noun
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The photos bear many of the hallmarks of college life, including string lights both inside and out, red solo cups and cans of alcohol, and some clothes scattered on the floor.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Store stacks of paper napkins, cups, and plates that have been opened in a pantry.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
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Just down the street from The Newport, The Mothership bar (and its food truck, Dooby Dogs) is still closed and cleaning up from water damage and a complete loss of its coolers, sound system, computers, kegs, merchandise and all of the product stored in its basement.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Health inspectors found uncovered food containers in the chest freezer and reach-in coolers.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The next-biggest culprit was vape pens, responsible for 21% of incidents.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Wegovy injection pens arranged in Waterbury, Vermont, US, on Monday, April 28, 2025.—
Karen Gilchrist,Katrina Bishop,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Jugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jugs. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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