rug rat

slang

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rug rat Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded. 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
Noun
  • As a preschooler Walton was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer and, according to the Walton family, was cured in part thanks to his mother feeding him an all-natural diet.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 June 2025
  • The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday to uphold Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2025
  • The case stems from a Tennessee law banning puberty blockers and hormone treatments for transgender minors.
    Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Other research shows that up to 22% of the children and adolescents also struggle with disordered eating.
    Sam Woodward, USA Today, 27 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, a group of adolescents run wild in the forest.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • For the 2023-24 school year, 96.2% of California’s kindergartners were vaccinated against measles, according to the CDC — one of the higher rates of any state.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
  • The grade school was founded in 2013 and serves kindergartners through fifth graders.
    Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Although still a schoolboy preparing for his GCSEs, Monga was registered as an academy player and, as such, a club couldn’t approach him or his family officially.
    Rob Tanner, New York Times, 12 June 2025
  • Roberts, who often looked to me like an English schoolboy—rumpled shirt, rep tie—had worked with Tina to transform the British magazine Tatler from a staid society rag into a place of mischief.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • The show is part of the library’s Little Listeners outdoor concert series designed for infants through 6-year-olds.
    Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
  • Phthalates, forever chemicals, flame retardants, bisphenols, formaldehyde-releasing preservatives and certain pesticides are some of the culprits, but there are thousands in use that have never been carefully evaluated for their health effects, especially on infants and children.
    Will Stone, NPR, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • During delivery, the newborn’s head became stuck in the vaginal canal in a complicated medical event known as shoulder dystocia, according to Taylor and Ross’ lawsuit against St. Julian and Southern Regional Medical Center.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 20 June 2025
  • But their most dangerous run-in occurs when Isla helps a pregnant infected give birth to a—surprise—non-infected baby girl and the newborn's father, an Alpha referred to as Samson (Chi Lewis-Parry), shows up to claim her.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 20 June 2025

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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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