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
Crappy Christmas lights blinked overhead, and a tiny pug wheezed on a rug by the register.
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Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip quickly shows a McDonald's drive-thru window before panning to the dog — a pug named Khloi — sitting in someone’s lap in the passenger seat.
—Arabella Hau, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Junior's antics have been keeping people on social media entertained, with many of those commenting about similar experiences involving their own pugs.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Only after the pug has had her food. Car: Have never owned one.
—airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
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Bryan Washington, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
The 7-second clip quickly shows a McDonald's drive-thru window before panning to the dog — a pug named Khloi — sitting in someone’s lap in the passenger seat.
—Arabella Hau, People.com, 23 Feb. 2025
Junior's antics have been keeping people on social media entertained, with many of those commenting about similar experiences involving their own pugs.
—Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Only after the pug has had her food. Car: Have never owned one.
—airmail.news, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Pug.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pug. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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