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
Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The pots and jugs aligned perfectly with what was known already, that this cult engaged in feasting, as per LBV.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Numerous vendors sold empty orange and clear plastic jugs that followers filled to take revered water home.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The man would fill those jugs with raw eggs if he were allowed to.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
In Haiti, the sounds of the purportedly supernatural are mixed with the scents of gasoline—diesel that’s still poured into jugs in order to transport.
—Ruth Jean-Marie, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The mobilization is both semi-organized and overwhelming; the cafeteria’s walk-in refrigerator is stuffed with gallon jugs of milk and cartons of eggs.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Affected bottles were sold in gallon jugs with red plastic lids, according to the FDA.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 28 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
Noun
The trunk of her car is crammed with water jugs, cat food and donated Pollo Tropical bowls for feeding dishes.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
The pots and jugs aligned perfectly with what was known already, that this cult engaged in feasting, as per LBV.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Feb. 2026
Numerous vendors sold empty orange and clear plastic jugs that followers filled to take revered water home.
—Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 4 Feb. 2026
The man would fill those jugs with raw eggs if he were allowed to.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
In Haiti, the sounds of the purportedly supernatural are mixed with the scents of gasoline—diesel that’s still poured into jugs in order to transport.
—Ruth Jean-Marie, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
The mobilization is both semi-organized and overwhelming; the cafeteria’s walk-in refrigerator is stuffed with gallon jugs of milk and cartons of eggs.
—Emily Witt, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Affected bottles were sold in gallon jugs with red plastic lids, according to the FDA.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 28 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jugs
Noun
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One of the biggest components of the capital program is the construction of replacement jails to enable, in theory, the closure of Rikers Island.—
Eric Kober,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Accordingly, internment camp authorities sent the resisters to local jails outside the camp, then transferred them to Tulelake Camp, a Civilian Conservation Corps camp repurposed to jail the men who rejected the loyalty questionnaire.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
19 Feb. 2026
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The rollers are fast, portable, quiet and mess-free, great for prescription bottles, bills, bank statements, shipping labels and more.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
16 Feb. 2026
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While the famed Médoc is known as the home of some of the world’s finest bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon, one producer is quietly bucking the trend.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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On January 31, the domestic oppositionists Abdollah Momeni, Mehdi Mahmoudian, and Vida Rabbani were swept up and sent to prisons in northern Iran, far from their Tehran residences.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
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With the exponential rise of deranged talking heads, private prisons, Amazon-like concentration camps, Cop City, local police trained by the Israeli Army, and AI technology to develop inconceivable weapons, the apocalypse does not appear far off.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The first group of Texas Rangers pitchers that threw a bullpen session Saturday afternoon included two-time Cy Young award winner Jacob deGrom.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Feb. 2026
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While Royals catchers are getting a crash course on the ABS Challenge System, the pitchers are preparing as normal.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
14 Feb. 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
Noun
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As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon.—
Rebecca Cairns,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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The cups are available while supplies last; some restaurants may have all four designs in stock (check your local restaurant for availability).—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are these coolers of water and sandwiches and stuff.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Feb. 2026
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About 70 of them were in the kitchen under a shelf, reach-in coolers and cooking equipment.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Jugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jugs. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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