Thesaurus results for PUGS

pugs

noun

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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 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 Valentino and his longtime partner Giancarlo Giammetti flitted among their homes — which also included places in New York, London, Rome, Capri and Gstaad, Switzerland — traveling with their pack of pugs. —

CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026 And multiple servants in white gloves to tend to the pugs. —

Matt Donnelly, Variety, 19 Jan. 2026 The largest groups of dog breeds entered into the competition include 149 golden retrievers, 143 dachshunds, 110 French bulldogs, 106 Chihuahuas, 105 Australian shepherds, 100 Labrador retrievers, 82 whippets, 65 Rhodesian ridgebacks, 60 Pomeranians, 58 Chinese cresteds, and 57 pugs. —

Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025 Photography was not an unusual hobby for a young woman of her milieu, and many of Austen’s early images depict a world of genteel Victorian amusements—parties gathered on porches and scenic overlooks, happy pugs, sunny days in leg-of-mutton sleeves. —

Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025

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And in a city that knows a thing or two about fighting spirit, these boxers are stepping into the ring for something bigger than themselves.

— Josh Sanders, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
There was none of the usual fanfare that comes with a Grammys performance — just Bieber, his boxers and a guitar.

— Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026