1
as in grimaced
to distort one's face
every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces
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as in photographed
to take a photograph of
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Recent Examples of mugged
The draw for the 1994 World Cup was held there, when James Brown performed and Robin Williams mugged for the cameras with Sepp Blatter, one of entertainment’s more unlikely double acts.
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Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Shelton first grimaced in pain after hitting a forehand at the end of the third set.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Roupp immediately grimaced and collapsed onto the infield grass.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Row co-founder was photographed on the New York City streets, showing off her warm red hair.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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Rihanna was photographed walking around New York City in an oversized, four-armed blazer straight off the runway.—
Ana Karina Zatarain,
New Yorker,
19 Sep. 2025
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The photographer was all ready not to miss anything — and just then the directrice of the salon walked over, stared right into the lens of the camera and drew the curtains.—
James Fallon,
Footwear News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Moore stared deep, then threw to halfback Irvin Van Tassell for roughly 18 yards.—
Seth Wickersham,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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