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as in thug
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves
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as in face
the front part of the head
she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore
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as in grimace
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
an involuntary mug at the revolting sight
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as in sucker
chiefly British
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug
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as in idiot
chiefly British
a stupid person
what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?
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as in to grimace
to distort one's face
every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces
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as in to photograph
to take a photograph of
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Recent Examples of mug
James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Barrett's Catholic and conservative backers used the phrase on T-shirts, tote bags and coffee mugs in a sign of support.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Another shopper took to TikTok with her haul, which included everything from keychains and bags to a One Direction mug.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the White House erected a line of placards around its lawn featuring mug shots of 100 people taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Expect Round 2 to get going ASAP as the league races to award the big mug before late June.
—James Mirtle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Barrett's Catholic and conservative backers used the phrase on T-shirts, tote bags and coffee mugs in a sign of support.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Another shopper took to TikTok with her haul, which included everything from keychains and bags to a One Direction mug.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 28 Apr. 2025
On Monday, the White House erected a line of placards around its lawn featuring mug shots of 100 people taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mug
Noun
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The drink gained nationwide popularity in December 2021 when singer Olivia Rodrigo posted a picture of herself holding a Swig cup on Instagram.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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One of our last photos of him was taken inside that diner, grinning at us over an orange coffee cup.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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There’s no dearth of evil Imperial thugs in Andor — however, one character who seems to exist in a complicated moral gray is Lonni Jung (Robert Emms), a fellow ISB officer who attends Partagaz’s closed-door briefings alongside Dedra but relays the Empire’s plans to Luthen in secret.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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Speaking of the stand: The prosecution’s main witness changes her damning testimony against Gomez when one of his thugs — the same guy that was trying to get Noah to get in his car — arrives in court and glares menacingly from the back row.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Pamela Anderson is baring it all about going bare face.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Look for subtle imperfections in images and videos, such as distorted hands or feet, unrealistic facial features, indistinct or irregular faces, unrealistic accessories such as glasses or jewelry, inaccurate shadows, watermarks, voice call lag time, voice matching, and unnatural movements.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Next up could be the Hyatt Regency at the Brickell bridge along the mouth of the Miami River.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
16 May 2025
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The single artwork follows the theme of the track, which sees Kesha being choked by someone who holds a cigarette to her mouth, while another arm holds up a silver telephone to her ear.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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Monday’s developments were greeted with grimace around town.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Vulcan system consists of a conventional robotic arm with a custom spatula-like appendage for poking into a shelf and a sucker for grabbing items to pull them out.—
Will Knight,
Wired News,
7 May 2025
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At a time when the world seems increasingly divided into winners and losers, exploiters and suckers, Henry Johnson speaks with sardonic eloquence to our current moment in American life.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Today, there’s no reason for the Padres to be scowling.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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The image, which shows Trump scowling to the camera for his booking shot at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, has become a symbol.—
Alana Wise,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The odd couple make headlines nearly every time they're photographed together at a public event.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
14 May 2025
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May 13, 2025 2:47 PM PT Airbnb wants to do your hair, cook your dinner, massage your back and possibly photograph your honeymoon.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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“Mug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mug. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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