as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles
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Recent Examples of pug
The Chihuahua, pug, and shih tzu are among the breeds included in the toy group.
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Maia McCann lives in New York with her pug, Smokey, who has developed a taste for the finer things in life.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The American Kennel Club says that these breeds include basset hounds; beagles; bulldogs; cavalier King Charles spaniels; collies; golden retrievers; Labrador retrievers; papillons; and pugs.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
For example, canines with short legs, such as corgis, or ones with short noses, like pugs, find swimming to be difficult.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Ryan Canfield, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Maia McCann lives in New York with her pug, Smokey, who has developed a taste for the finer things in life.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
The American Kennel Club says that these breeds include basset hounds; beagles; bulldogs; cavalier King Charles spaniels; collies; golden retrievers; Labrador retrievers; papillons; and pugs.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
For example, canines with short legs, such as corgis, or ones with short noses, like pugs, find swimming to be difficult.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pug
Noun
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One of the youngest boxers to ever make their professional debut was Wilfred Benítez, who did so at the age of 15 in 1958.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
26 July 2025
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Screenshots from a July 15 Instagram video of a female boxer helping her doggy sibling escape from the kennel to go back to breeding.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Noun
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Giving Ken lane-change abilities makes the character feel like a fighter who truly belongs in a Fatal Fury title.—
Jeffrey L. Wilson,
PC Magazine,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 55-year-old former fighter pilot in the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force spent 141 days in space in 2015.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pug. Accessed 10 Aug. 2025.
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