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Recent Examples of rug rat
Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded.
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cleveland,
22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
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Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
14 May 2018
cleveland,
22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—
Chloe Schama,
Vogue,
14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
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My preschooler lays out his own outfit for the next day.
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After receiving medication, the preschooler appeared to be sleeping peacefully on his mother's chest.
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Travis Reed, who was a fire captain with the now-defunct Briar Volunteer Fire Department, admitted to coercing a minor into producing child pornography in September, according to a summary of facts in the case.
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If a minor is detained for a curfew violation, a parent or guardian will be notified and required to respond to take custody of the child, according to the mayor.
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Despite being a high achiever, Veena Dinavahi struggled with anxiety and depression as an adolescent.
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These provisions also do not guarantee that an adolescent will be granted an exception.
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With a teacher husband at home, five kids that include a teenage son who is now towering over everyone in the house (and, apparently, eating said entire house), two teenage daughters, a preteen daughter, and a very loud kindergartener, there is no escape.
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City Council Speaker Julie Menin’s historic proposal to invest $1,000 in every public school kindergartener’s college and career future, with $3,000 going to those with the highest economic needs, does just that.
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Browne is intellectual, playful, cheeky — the domain of schoolboy dreams and art world fancy.
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Ghosts of Iraqi Freedom A few days after my ride across town, on April 7, a rocket fired by militiamen landed in an empty room in a house in my neighborhood, and another killed an eight-year-old schoolboy named Siraj in nearby al-Amiriyah.
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Would that every schoolchild could stand on the grassy knoll for a quiet minute, pondering the imponderables.
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.
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The Olathe Police Department was seeking the public’s help in locating 7-month-old infant and her mother, 28-year-old Caprice Viehouser, who were last seen May 28 near the 2100 block of East Arrowhead Drive.
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With the exception of infant formula, that isn’t the case, Collins said.
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That lack of legal status might make some newborns immediately eligible for deportation.
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This free reading program for children from newborns to age 8 at West Atlanta Watershed Alliance includes a hands-on activity.
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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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