as in boxer
one that engages in the sport of fighting with the fists
a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles
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Recent Examples of pug
Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed.
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Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
More specifically, Wellhouse brings in the boxy, pug-nosed Wake micro-van produced by Daihatsu between 2014 and 2022 and also badged as the Toyota Pixis Mega.
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C.c. Weiss
may 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
His pug, Thor, lives with Brenda’s sister.
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Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
Veronica, a pug with a spiky pink collar, trudged alongside her sister Betty, a thirteen-year-old hound, in Princeton one recent wet morning.
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Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
More specifically, Wellhouse brings in the boxy, pug-nosed Wake micro-van produced by Daihatsu between 2014 and 2022 and also badged as the Toyota Pixis Mega.
—
C.c. Weiss
may 26,
New Atlas,
26 May 2026
His pug, Thor, lives with Brenda’s sister.
—
Nichole Manna,
ProPublica,
28 Apr. 2026
Veronica, a pug with a spiky pink collar, trudged alongside her sister Betty, a thirteen-year-old hound, in Princeton one recent wet morning.
—
Gabriel Debenedetti,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for pug
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pug
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Day-Lewis immersed himself in the sport for more than two years, going 350 rounds with his trainer, former Irish professional boxer Barry McGuigan.
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Well-built for a man of 60, with a scar across his upper abdomen, Weakfall was wearing nothing but royal blue boxer-briefs.
Noun
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Unfortunately, some of Ukraine’s military leaders—who were raised under Soviet doctrine—are doing just this, using available fighter aircraft as simply airborne artillery.
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Red wavelengths are typically marketed for anti-aging benefits, while blue is positioned as an acne fighter.
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pug. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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