Thesaurus results for PUGS

pugs

noun

plural of pug

as in boxers

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 pugs Short-muzzle breeds like pugs and bull dogs are at higher risk of heat stroke, as are older dogs, overweight dogs and dogs with medical conditions, according to Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine. — Eva Flowe june 22, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026 Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo. — Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 Breeds with breathing issues — including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers and Persian cats — are also more susceptible to heat illness, state health officials said. — Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026 Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed. — Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics. — New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2026 This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs. — Andrew Norman Wilson, Harpers Magazine, 24 Feb. 2026 The team then compared the 14 breeds to pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs. — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Feb. 2026 Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets. — Matt Tyrnauer, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026

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Noun

The sweatshirt-fabric robes modeled on boxers' cover-ups are a nice change up from the typical hotel offerings.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026
The opening minutes were relatively evenly matched as both teams felt each other out like boxers at the start of a major bout.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

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According to the latest indictment, federal prosecutors allege that Paez enforces the Sinaloa Cartel’s operations in Sinaloa and Tijuana using armed fighters and hit men to carry out murders, kidnappings and other violent activity.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Across the country, insurgent candidates-—-perhaps most notably Zohran Mamdani in New York City—have found traction by presenting themselves as unapologetic fighters willing to challenge both Republicans and their own party’s leadership.

— Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026

Definition of fighters

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