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as in grimaced
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 photographed
to take a photograph of
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Recent Examples of mugged
After a stint staying with her police detective son, Charlie, Harry begins to investigate crimes herself, now finding an unlikely new sleuthing partner, a teen who had mugged Harry.
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Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The draw for the 1994 World Cup was held there, when James Brown performed and Robin Williams mugged for the cameras with Sepp Blatter, one of entertainment’s more unlikely double acts.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The draw for the 1994 World Cup was held there, when James Brown performed and Robin Williams mugged for the cameras with Sepp Blatter, one of entertainment’s more unlikely double acts.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugged
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Shelton first grimaced in pain after hitting a forehand at the end of the third set.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Roupp immediately grimaced and collapsed onto the infield grass.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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Bieber was photographed yesterday (September 26) exiting Great White in West Hollywood, wearing a casual but considered look.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
27 Sep. 2025
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Ironically, these emails were leaked just a few days after both Sarah Ferguson and Prince Andrew were photographed with members of the royal family at the funeral of the Duchess of Kent, which puts the royal family in a very awkward position.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
26 Sep. 2025
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Wenhardt stared at his pages, puzzled.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Goldberg stared blankly into the camera before fully burying her head in her arms.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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