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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
At that moment, this was not just about public safety, cleaning up the streets, or being mugged.
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Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
No one wants to get mugged in the Lower East Side — or anywhere else, of course.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
The outfit is featured in the scene where Cher gets mugged alone in Los Angeles at night, with the character name-dropping the designer as the incident unfolds.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
America hadn’t been outpaced by a flawed rival; it had been mugged.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Those included the presence of people selling drugs, gang activity, homes broken into by burglars, people being robbed or mugged, people getting beaten or raped, and children and youth getting into trouble.
—Anna Maria Santiago, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 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
Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
No one wants to get mugged in the Lower East Side — or anywhere else, of course.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
The outfit is featured in the scene where Cher gets mugged alone in Los Angeles at night, with the character name-dropping the designer as the incident unfolds.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
America hadn’t been outpaced by a flawed rival; it had been mugged.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2025
Those included the presence of people selling drugs, gang activity, homes broken into by burglars, people being robbed or mugged, people getting beaten or raped, and children and youth getting into trouble.
—Anna Maria Santiago, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugged
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Castle grimaced in pain for about a minute after the Rockets' Josh Okogie inadvertently banged into the 2024 Rookie of the Year's already sore left thumb midway through the third quarter of the 111-106 loss at Houston.—
Tom Orsborn,
San Antonio Express-News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The knee buckled upon his landing and Butler screamed, grimaced and grabbed at his knee while down for a couple of minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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Shot in Gray’s hometown of Los Angeles, the campaign documents a day in her life photographed by Quentin de Briey and styled by longtime collaborator Mel Ottenberg.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
19 Feb. 2026
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In his more than 30-year career, Janner photographed many of the biggest news stories in Austin but his greatest joy is photographing moments in the lives of everyday people.—
Jay Janner,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Hunter-Torricke stared at the dead child and thought of his father.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
17 Feb. 2026
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There on the wall, a picture of Verlander stared at them.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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