1
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
Liz Crawford, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Commissions include jugs in the form of ancient amphora and rattan lights paying homage to the region’s culture of basket weaving.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Each has 15 servings in it, and since going online in December, a couple thousand jugs have sold, Appel said, mostly to friends and family without any marketing efforts.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
While heat-loving crops like tomatoes don’t tolerate chilly temperatures one bit, many cold-weather veggies and even some herbs can be started from seed during the winter in your garden or mini DIY mini greenhouses made from plastic jugs for an earlier harvest.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026
When a milkman arrives, the young girl takes the jugs of milk but is tackled by the two older women, shattering the bottles.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
There are four jugs of water per case.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
The family slept on thin mattresses on the floor and hauled water in plastic jugs from a convenience store roughly 15 miles away, according to investigators.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, the McFaddens are showering at a relative's home and relying on jugs of water to get by.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
Commissions include jugs in the form of ancient amphora and rattan lights paying homage to the region’s culture of basket weaving.
—Jemima Sissons, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
Each has 15 servings in it, and since going online in December, a couple thousand jugs have sold, Appel said, mostly to friends and family without any marketing efforts.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 20 Jan. 2026
Kitchen trash, vegetables, roach-spray cans, air fresheners, bathroom cleaners, a Russian Navy sailor’s cap, disposable gloves, water jugs, food packaging, juice bottles, men’s body-wash bottles—all had sloshed around in the strait and washed up on Alaskan shores.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
While heat-loving crops like tomatoes don’t tolerate chilly temperatures one bit, many cold-weather veggies and even some herbs can be started from seed during the winter in your garden or mini DIY mini greenhouses made from plastic jugs for an earlier harvest.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026
When a milkman arrives, the young girl takes the jugs of milk but is tackled by the two older women, shattering the bottles.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2026
There are four jugs of water per case.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 12 Jan. 2026
The family slept on thin mattresses on the floor and hauled water in plastic jugs from a convenience store roughly 15 miles away, according to investigators.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jugs
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Trump’s border advisor, Tom Homan, announced Thursday that federal authorities would wind down immigration crackdowns in Minnesota, but only if agents were given access to jails to seize undocumented immigrants for deportation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The government is now looking for cooperation from local jails.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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According to Berkeley Police, a resident on the 800 block of Colusa Avenue in North Berkeley notified firefighters on Friday about several bottles of hazardous substances in their basement.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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The pursuers yelled taunts, threw bottles, and expected the two women to settle their differences with a fistfight, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Lebanese Information Minister Paul Morcos said other issues remain to be resolved between the two countries, including the fate of Lebanese believed to have been disappeared into Syrian prisons during Assad's rule and the demarcation of the border between the two countries.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Under Evers' plan to overhaul the state's system of prisons, the youth prison will be converted into a facility housing adult inmates.—
Molly Beck,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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His 1,778 innings are more than all but 15 other pitchers despite his missing the 2015 season after Tommy John surgery.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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The Guardians are known for cultivating pitchers.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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Afwerki routinely imprisons his critics and political opponents and has implemented a policy of indefinite mandatory military and national service for residents, which human-rights watchdogs say amounts to slavery.—
Zak Cheney-Rice,
Vulture,
6 Nov. 2025
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The wave of prison violence is happening despite the deployment of military and police forces in several penitentiaries.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
8 Dec. 2025
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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
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Masala chai here is served in mitti kulhad clay cups, the traditional vessels still handmade on a potter’s wheel and once forgotten in favour of glasses and paper or plastic cups.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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For biscuits, in a large bowl whisk together remaining 2½ cups flour, the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and remaining ¾ tsp.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Jan. 2026
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An accumulation of unused cardboard was stacked near the upright coolers, restroom door and on the retail shelving.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 30,
Sacbee.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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The washer and dryer were commandeered as beer coolers and Melanie’s special mix tape was blasting over the house stereo.—
Dustin Timbrook,
AJC.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Jugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jugs. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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