Thesaurus results for PUGS

pugs

noun

plural of pug

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 Great Danes, for example, generally don’t live as long as golden retrievers or pugs. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 The pattern bucks what scientists see elsewhere in the animal kingdom and helps explain why Great Danes rarely outlive golden retrievers or pugs. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Oct. 2026 There was so much going on, whether the props department were working on setting up the flowers, setting up the food, the dog trainers were getting the pugs ready, or some of the actors were just hanging out talking. — Daisy Leepson, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 But Hearts of Darkness didn’t have anywhere as many macarons, pugs or frothy silk-satin gowns as Making Marie Antoinette does, so who knows which one future generations will watch more? — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 Soon my entire feed was pugs and poodles and beagles and portmanteau blends with absurd names like golden doodle and cavapoo. — 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. — 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

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Noun

His art often featured jazz luminaries, boxers, and other figures along with graffiti-like words.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2026
Russ has a solid roster of people from different stretches of Tyson’s life, from childhood friends to gym partners to follow boxers to family members to several of the women who didn’t divorce him or accuse him of rape.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of boxers

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The family said the diagnosis likely stemmed from his racing career — one in which drivers raced like gladiators but without the safety protections that have been put in place in the past two decades.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2026
Rome — Rome’s ancient Colosseum, where gladiators were once gored by wild animals to the delight of cheering crowds, has never exactly been associated with safety.

— Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2026

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Meanwhile, al-Ali held several meetings with Saudi officers at the Defense Ministry in Riyadh to discuss the costs of transferring around 10,000 fighters, financial arrangements, additional benefits and their intended military tasks.

— Khaled Wassef, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Ahead, the frizz fighters celebrity hairstylists, colorists, and a trichologist swear by for fine hair, along with my own take on each, from drugstore steals to splurge-worthy picks.

— Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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