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as in cups
a round vessel equipped with a handle and designed for drinking
a coffee mug
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as in thugs
a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang
just a bunch of mugs with no respect for anyone, not even themselves
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as in faces
the front part of the head
she joked about not having to see his ugly mug anymore
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as in scowls
a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval
an involuntary mug at the revolting sight
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as in suckers
chiefly British
one who is easily deceived or cheated
the cardsharp was always on the lookout for a new mug
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as in idiots
chiefly British
a stupid person
what kind of mug goes out in the rain without his brolly or a mackintosh?
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as in grimaces
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 photographs
to take a photograph of
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Recent Examples of mugs
Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Truly excellent drip coffee makers for the multiple mugs a day crowd from Technivorm, coffee grinders from Oxo, and travel cups from Zojirushi.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 June 2026
Pieces include T-shirts, hats, mugs, water bottles and snow globes, as well as books.
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Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Key Points Coffee stains on mugs are easy to remove using baking soda or hydrogen peroxide.
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Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
That single fact explains why language models scaled so quickly while robots are still fighting with mugs, shirts, shelves, and stairs.
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Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Two of the world’s greatest dads are unlikely to receive many monogrammed mugs or touching cards from their kids on Father’s Day.
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Graham Cornwell,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Cluttered with eclectic brick-a-brac and Route 66 memorabilia, these mom-and-pop shops sell road signs, bumper stickers, keychains, mugs, T-shirts, snowglobes, and more.
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Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
This means that throughout the state, multi-use personal beverage containers like coffee mugs, water bottles and drink cups are legally allowed to be filled by the customer at self-service fountain stations and by the server or barista behind the counter or at the customer’s table.
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Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
But besides hotel coffee makers and practically anything in a bathroom, other notoriously contaminated hotel surfaces include telephones, light switches, refrigerator handles, coffee mugs, and doorknobs.
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Joey Skladany,
Travel + Leisure,
30 June 2026
Truly excellent drip coffee makers for the multiple mugs a day crowd from Technivorm, coffee grinders from Oxo, and travel cups from Zojirushi.
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Adam Campbell-Schmitt,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 June 2026
Pieces include T-shirts, hats, mugs, water bottles and snow globes, as well as books.
—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026
Key Points Coffee stains on mugs are easy to remove using baking soda or hydrogen peroxide.
—
Ashlyn Needham,
The Spruce,
21 June 2026
That single fact explains why language models scaled so quickly while robots are still fighting with mugs, shirts, shelves, and stairs.
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Robert J. Szczerba,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Two of the world’s greatest dads are unlikely to receive many monogrammed mugs or touching cards from their kids on Father’s Day.
—
Graham Cornwell,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Cluttered with eclectic brick-a-brac and Route 66 memorabilia, these mom-and-pop shops sell road signs, bumper stickers, keychains, mugs, T-shirts, snowglobes, and more.
—
Rebecca Treon,
Parents,
18 June 2026
This means that throughout the state, multi-use personal beverage containers like coffee mugs, water bottles and drink cups are legally allowed to be filled by the customer at self-service fountain stations and by the server or barista behind the counter or at the customer’s table.
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Kelley Dennings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 June 2026
Verb
The video never provides an answer for this question, even as Kennedy plays pickleball, then mugs for the camera, then soaks in a Jacuzzi with a glass of milk, all while still in jeans.
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Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugs
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Accepted items include packing material, cups, clamshells, meat trays, egg cartons and ice chests.
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This gives us an opportunity to fire up the coffee kettle and brew still more cups of stimulation.
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The actions of these thugs, who should be imprisoned for a long while, is the cause of denying real Knicks fans the chance to watch the game communally.
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People have committed suicide because a bunch of thugs went after them.
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Big names and big faces on television are bound to have their critics.
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Every round, both losing players have to put stickers on their faces.
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Other players have covered their mouths while speaking to opponents during the World Cup, but a red card is only issued if the conversation occurs during a confrontation or heated exchange.
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What righty Cade Cavalli shouted at Willson Contreras drifted into the Boston night, fading just beyond the field’s ears and scarcely repeated by the mouths of those who heard.
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One of the series’ most creative elements is the variety of scowls Graham deploys while arguing with Hezekiah, Mary, or his younger brother, Treacle (James Nelson-Joyce), a pragmatic family man who represents everything Sugar’s life could have been if he weren’t filled with so much self-loathing.
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If your perennials and annuals get long and leggy with few flowers, or your shrubs put out long suckers that shoot straight up, your plants are reaching for more sun.
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Removing excessive suckers can sometimes reduce overall yield, so pruning should be limited to removing diseased or damaged leaves, says Singh.
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No one is suggesting these idiots are more than a small minority of the golf fans who did show up at Bethpage Black, and then at Shinnecock Hills.
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.
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Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.
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“Mugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugs. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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