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
Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
Other families were seen pushing and pulling makeshift wagons piled high with mattresses, empty jugs of water, clothes and other basics needed for survival.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
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
Noun
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More than 250 people have died while in the agency’s custody in county jails since 2006, a mortality rate significantly higher than in other large jail systems in the state.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Sep. 2025
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The agency investigates all in-custody deaths which occur in Kansas jails and prisons unless the inmate who died was being regularly attended by a physician or the death is ruled natural by an autopsy.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This one is made with clear pockets and slots to put your bottles into.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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Malcolm was right there waiting for me out by the pool, with three bottles of champagne in a party cooler.—
T. Coraghessan Boyle,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Brown passed through courts and prisons like other people suffering mental health disorders, said Weaver, the Charlotte NAMI director.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Sep. 2025
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The facility, Algoa Correctional Center, is one of four Missouri prisons with no air conditioning in any of the housing units.—
Ivy Scott,
Kansas City Star,
11 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
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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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These gems combine the functionality of a bra with the comfort of a cozy piece of clothing, complete with bra shelves or cups to help support the girls without the need for an extra (and sometimes uncomfortable) wires and layers.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
11 Sep. 2025
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This mask features contoured cups that block out light completely without putting any pressure on your eyes.—
Nora Colomer
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FOXNews.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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That’s where energy-efficient plug-in coolers and warmers come in.—
Melanie Marshall,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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There were no coolers flipped, no tablets thrown.—
Alec Lewis,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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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 16 Sep. 2025.
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