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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
Both on her Instagram Stories and in the comment section of her initial post, the influencer clarified that Tyler had not been beaten or mugged.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 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
At that moment, this was not just about public safety, cleaning up the streets, or being mugged.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
No one wants to get mugged in the Lower East Side — or anywhere else, of course.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
America hadn’t been outpaced by a flawed rival; it had been mugged.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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, 20 Dec. 2025
Those included the presence of people selling drugs, gang activity, homes broken into by burglars, people being robbed or mugged, people getting beaten or raped, and children and youth getting into trouble.
—Anna Maria Santiago, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 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
At that moment, this was not just about public safety, cleaning up the streets, or being mugged.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
No one wants to get mugged in the Lower East Side — or anywhere else, of course.
—Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
America hadn’t been outpaced by a flawed rival; it had been mugged.
—Ian Parker, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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, 20 Dec. 2025
Those included the presence of people selling drugs, gang activity, homes broken into by burglars, people being robbed or mugged, people getting beaten or raped, and children and youth getting into trouble.
—Anna Maria Santiago, The Conversation, 10 Dec. 2025
Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.
—Jesse Hyde, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mugged
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Towns was downgraded to questionable Friday morning, shot around ahead of tipoff against Chicago, then grimaced and grabbed at his arm before leaving the floor and being ruled out for the night with a right elbow impingement.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Edgecombe was fouled by San Antonio's Carter Bryant on a 3-point attempt on Tuesday night and grimaced as he was helped up by his teammates.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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Once inseparable fixtures of the early aughts teen scene (even costarring in the 2006 film Material Girls), the sisters haven’t been photographed together since 2019.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Glamour,
2 Apr. 2026
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Dias de Janeiro no Rio de Janeiro was photographed across January, March, and August, but January set the tone.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
2 Apr. 2026
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The blank walls stared at her, vacant pinholes made by previous tenants peering down like dark, shrunken pupils.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The caribou stopped eating and curiously stared at him.—
Frank Glaser,
Outdoor Life,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Mugged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugged. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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