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
While on the way to an audition, she was approached by fans and felt jarred, worried she was getting mugged.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
If you get mugged, don’t look the magnanakaw in the eye.
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Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
Jeffries remembers that, in his preteen years, his mother, Laneda, was often mugged on her way home from work.
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Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Drivers in New York pay a $9 fee to drive into Manhattan to get mugged, have their cars hijacked, or both.
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Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
Nathan MacKinnon managed to keep his cool Thursday despite getting mugged every shift and drawing some curious calls — Embellishment?
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Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life.
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Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen.
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Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
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Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
16 June 2026
If you get mugged, don’t look the magnanakaw in the eye.
—
Joseph Trinidad,
Longreads,
16 June 2026
Jeffries remembers that, in his preteen years, his mother, Laneda, was often mugged on her way home from work.
—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Drivers in New York pay a $9 fee to drive into Manhattan to get mugged, have their cars hijacked, or both.
—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
Nathan MacKinnon managed to keep his cool Thursday despite getting mugged every shift and drawing some curious calls — Embellishment?
—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
24 Apr. 2026
Hardly surprising when the average American citizen is being fiscally mugged by the consequences of double standards that have long been at play, with Israeli entities not only exempt from registering as foreign agents, but exceptionally blessed to freely interfere in American political life.
—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen.
—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Apr. 2026
On the grass, a quirky vest-wearing doppelganger mugged in a hat and drawn-on chest hair for dramatic effect.
—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugged
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And that became mighty inconvenient in the seventh inning, when shortstop Willy Adames swung through a pitch, grimaced with lower back pain and made a tapping-out gesture to the dugout.
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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That perspective runs through both the collection and the accompanying campaign, photographed in Sète on France's Mediterranean coast.
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The moment picked up additional attention because Grande’s father was photographed shaking Alvarez’s hand in the crowd during the lyric change.
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Malik Tillman stared at the ball for a free kick just outside the box, to the left of the goal.
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Roberto Baggio stared at the ground next to the 12-yard penalty spot in California after sending Italy’s final attempt over the crossbar in the 1994 World Cup final against Brazil — the first time a men’s tournament had been decided on penalties.
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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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