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 team then compared the 14 breeds to pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Phoenix agrees with the rest of Arizona, the pug is also the most popular dog in metro Phoenix.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
His dog, a 13-year-old pug named Coach, is always around, too.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Not one pug, not two pugs, but five pugs.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026
Phoenix agrees with the rest of Arizona, the pug is also the most popular dog in metro Phoenix.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Feb. 2026
His dog, a 13-year-old pug named Coach, is always around, too.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2026
Not one pug, not two pugs, but five pugs.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pug
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Every day, visitors from around the world make their way to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art — not necessarily for the galleries inside, but for a statue of a fictional boxer from South Philadelphia.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
25 Apr. 2026
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That's right, rapper 50 Cent (né Curtis Jackson) is set to appear in Street Fighter as the boxer Balrog.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tokyo is also developing a next-generation fighter jet with Britain and Italy for deployment in the mid-2030s, part of a strategy to share development costs and gain access to new technology.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Northrop Grumman’s shares F/A-XX design clues The F/A-XX program calls for a sixth-generation fighter to succeed the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and complement the F-35C Lightning II.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pug. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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