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Recent Examples of rug rat
Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded.
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cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
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But Border Patrol Commander-at-Large Gregory Bovino doubled down on the unrelenting detention effort, which has at times swept up legal residents, US citizens and even a preschooler.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
24 Jan. 2026
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School officials said Liam Conejo Ramos, a preschooler, and his father were detained in their driveway after school on Tuesday.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
23 Jan. 2026
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Moments later, the Eagles (6-8-0) were assessed a minor for hooking, and CM capitalized on the power play shortly thereafter.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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The emails were sent more than a year after Epstein was released from jail after pleading guilty to soliciting prostitution from a minor.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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Choose the one that works best for your adolescent.—
Dr. Theresa T. Nguyen,
Boston Herald,
26 Oct. 2025
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Driscoll’s workbook on mental health care for children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes also walks through various strategies, including communication and problem-solving skills.—
Lauren J. Young,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Back at Chalmers, Mckinley Morris watched his kindergartner bound toward Crockett, hugging him before racing through the colorful entryway.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Feb. 2026
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Back at Chalmers, Mckinley Morris watched his kindergartner bound toward Crockett, hugging him before racing through the colorful entryway.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Shaheed Aitzaz Hassan Bangash, a fifteen-year-old Pakistani schoolboy, stopped a suicide bomber from entering his school, where the bomber would have killed two thousand students.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Before boarding the bus, schoolboy Harrison Higgins, who bangs the drum, literally, for Darlo, optimistically predicts a 2-1 away win.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Provincial transport department official Siboniso Duma said in a statement that 11 people, including a schoolchild, died at the scene, although that was according to preliminary information.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Those groups include pregnant people, older adults, infants and toddlers and people with risks of serious disease.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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First responders said the grandmother, who is in her 60s, and the infant, who is about 10 months old, both suffered head trauma.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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After the newborn was out, Bellisario said she was relieved to hear her daughter cry.—
Ariana Quihuiz,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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The reason experts recommend that newborns get the vitamin K shot is because they are born with very little of it in their bodies.—
Wendy Wisner,
Parents,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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