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pug

noun

Definition of pugnext
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 After losing Noodle, Graziano spent some time fostering dogs before adopting his current pug, Milton. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026 Tilly, a 2-year-old pug, was brought into Arizona Humane Society’s trauma hospital in Phoenix, fighting for her life in late May. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 19 July 2026 She’s also obsessed with her dog—a pug named Daphne—and always shopping for new outfits, toys, and accessories for her fur baby. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 16 July 2026 That patient was Tilly, a 2-year-old pug who arrived at the organization’s Lazin Animal Foundation Trauma Hospital in late May in critical condition. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pug
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  1. boxer
  2. fighter
Noun
  • British boxer Conor Benn will challenge WBC welterweight champion Ryan Garcia Saturday night in Las Vegas, and in his corner for his shot at the title will be Off-White.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
  • It is widely known that intravenous drips are used by some boxers as a way of rehydrating effectively, delivering water and/or saline into the body directly.
    — Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of boxer
Noun
  • That’s a pretty evocative setting for a film, with the perpetual drone and roar of fighter jets overhead and an air of constricting menace pervading what should otherwise be placidly idle summer hours.
    — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Regrouping later with others from the White House counsel’s office at a nearby office building as fighter jets patrolled the sky, the future Supreme Court justice was directed to research the emergency powers Bush could tap.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fighter

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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pug. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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