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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
Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.
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Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Mamdani caught my eye and mugged.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Mamdani caught my eye and mugged.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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Paparazzi have photographed them on back-to-back dates this week.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Nov. 2025
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Every day, Hsieh was photographed by his friend, and the photos, which are wrapped around the gallery, show his facial expression fixed from week to week, month to month—relaxed and blank.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
7 Nov. 2025
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After the photo opportunity, the girls stared at Minnie with Bennett taking a particular interest in the Disney character’s glam look.—
Rachel McRady,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Perhaps this is the first time the group stared into the rearview mirror to think about something akin to a greatest hits set.—
Daniel Dylan Wray,
Pitchfork,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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