1
as in grimacing
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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2
as in photographing
to take a photograph of
mugging captured criminals for the police records
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Noun
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The former Washington State University student was also charged with one felony count of burglary.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025 -
Alaskan Bush People star Rain Brown and her husband Josiah Lorton have been arrested for alleged burglary, according to booking records obtained by PEOPLE.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Car break-ins reached 3,384 in September 2022, a decade high for a single month.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2025
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In security video of the break-in, a massive drill can be heard carving through the main castlelike wall, making a hole big enough for a person to slip through.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Noun
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However, the holdup on congressional action is a lack of input from the White House, which could also opt to act unilaterally to revise existing outbound investment regulations.—
Owen Tedford,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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The only holdup with this trade is the fact that the Cardinals already have a decent bit of pitching in their farm system.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Mugging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mugging. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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