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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?
—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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San Antonio, who is the parent of a preschooler and toddler who will be eligible to attend Olivenhain Pioneer Elementary, noted that the city of Carlsbad currently pays for a school resource officer who covers the four Encinitas Union School District elementary schools in Carlsbad.—
Barbara Henry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Sep. 2025
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So let those preschoolers stay up extra late on Black Friday this year.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Sep. 2025
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As a result, she was cited for permitting an unauthorized minor to drive, police said.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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According to the documents filed in the case, the act that Smith pleaded guilty to included his unnamed co-conspirator statutorily raping a 15-year-old minor via oral sex while Smith masturbated.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
29 Sep. 2025
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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On Monday morning, with his fears eased and the knowledge that fun doesn’t stop once summer ends, my kindergartener gave me a quick hug goodbye and walked confidently into school.—
Kristen Altmeyer,
Parents,
22 Sep. 2025
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In 2023, only 2% of the state’s kindergartners — around 300 children — weren’t up to date on their childhood immunizations.—
Marina Kopf,
NBC news,
16 Sep. 2025
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As an Oviedo resident and schoolboy, joining Gijón’s academy certainly brought scrutiny from schoolmates.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
24 Sep. 2025
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The four-part fictional series tells the story of a schoolboy named Jamie, played by Cooper, who is accused of murdering a female classmate.—
Laura Yuen,
Mercury News,
24 Sep. 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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The Archive collection includes rare items from the 1960s through the 1990s, like adult flight suits, acid-wash denim, and a remake of one of the first infant overalls.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The program, better known as WIC, provides access to healthy foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding education and referrals for other services to low-income pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women, as well as infants and children up to age 5.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Oct. 2025
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While over 80% of families start out breastfeeding their baby, roughly 19% of newborns have already received infant formula two days after birth.—
Ann Kellams,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Parents bring home their newborns in Waymos.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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