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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug
Noun
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Inside the vehicle were an AR-15-style rifle, spent casings and a blond wig, McDonnell said.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026 -
In the Disney show, Cyrus played Miley Stewart, a high school student by day who would don a blond wig and become pop star Hannah Montana at night.—
Katie Simons,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Alongside his caption, Miller shared an AI video of him driving a car with the roof off while his toupee lifted off his head in the wind.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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One of Miller’s cornermen seemingly notified him of the situation just as the third round was about to begin, prompting the 318-pounder to stand, shrug to the crowd cartoonishly and peel the toupee off his head.—
Matt Moret,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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While scouting factories, Edwin and his collaborators visited a functioning wig factory in Bali, where entire families labor together crafting elaborate hairpieces for international export.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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In a match between the heavyweights Jarrell Miller and Kingsley Ibeh, an uppercut from Ibeh caused Miller’s hairpiece to flap back like the lid on a box.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Rug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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