muggings

noun

plural of mugging
as in burglaries

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  1. burglaries
  2. holdups
Noun
  • Amid a rash of smash-and-grab burglaries targeting video gambling machines in restaurants, bars and other businesses, suburban law enforcement agencies are teaming up to fight back.
    — Charles Keeshan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Thanks to their magical abilities, potions, and supernatural powers, these girls solve crime, disappearances, burglaries and much more.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of burglaries
Noun
  • The threat of similar holdups for other deals could infiltrate deal discussions and shift financial terms.
    — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The El Niño butterfly effect If there are significant holdups at the canal, vessels will bring their cargo to a US West Coast port and truck it across the country, Yadav said.
    — Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of holdups
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“Muggings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muggings. Accessed 13 Sep. 2026.

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