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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
Mamdani caught my eye and mugged.
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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
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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One day prior, Philipps and Berris were also photographed together at the season 2 premiere of Netflix's Nobody Wants This, which stars Kristen Bell and Adam Brody.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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This past July, she was photographed hand in hand with drummer Eddie Burns while attending Wimbledon.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
17 Oct. 2025
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Here was an artist who had stared death in the face and lived to write reasonably well about it.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kerkering stared straight ahead.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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