as in boxers
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 pugs
Short-muzzle breeds like pugs and bull dogs are at higher risk of heat stroke, as are older dogs, overweight dogs and dogs with medical conditions, according to Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Eva Flowe
june 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Breeds with breathing issues — including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers and Persian cats — are also more susceptible to heat illness, state health officials said.
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Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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
Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.
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New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs.
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Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
The team then compared the 14 breeds to pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
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Matt Tyrnauer,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
Eva Flowe
june 22,
Charlotte Observer,
22 June 2026
Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo.
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Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Breeds with breathing issues — including bulldogs, pugs, boxers, Boston terriers and Persian cats — are also more susceptible to heat illness, state health officials said.
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Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
Sleepy pugs and a return Rinker’s family stayed in a Huntington Beach hotel room with one bed.
—
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2026
Dog breeds like pugs and French and English bulldogs now have significantly altered skull shapes that result in serious, and even life-threatening, issues created by our value of aesthetics.
—
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
This frenzy unfolded into a succession of rings, like craps tables at a casino, in which breed competitions were taking place simultaneously—churning packs of basenjis, salukis, Xoloitzcuintlis, whippets, shih tzus, rat terriers, malamutes, and pugs.
—
Andrew Norman Wilson,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
The team then compared the 14 breeds to pugs, French bulldogs, and bulldogs.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
Airport arrivals involved a motorcade, with a luggage van, a car for the pugs, and butlers, who escorted the dogs onto the waiting private jets.
—
Matt Tyrnauer,
Vanity Fair,
20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pugs
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Also seen on the runway was the unisex Ugg x Willy Chavarria Guard Boot was styled with layered silk boxers and an oversized bomber jacket and the Ugg x Willy Chavarria Hotel Slipper with both models sporting that same layered look on top, mesh or long shorts on bottom, and tall white calf socks.
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The events give youth amateur boxers from the city's 22 boxing gyms a chance to show their skills in a competitive atmosphere.
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Protected by the masks, the gladiators assume a secret identity and become national symbols.
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Roman emperors used gladiators to do just that.
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The other fighters and coaches celebrate his successes, said the gym owner, Roger Krahl.
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Just like the innovative application of Ukrainian UAVs, the western fourth generation F-16 and Mirage 2000 fighters are a capability far exceeding traditional Soviet airborne artillery doctrine.
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“Pugs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pugs. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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