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mug

[muhg] / mʌg /


VERB
hold up
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He changed what was on the counter around the coffee maker and moved the mug to different spots.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

Instead of the one-click default to your laptop’s last opened tab, you opened Etsy and bought a ceramic mug from a maker you’d been following on Instagram.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Hutt became a keen royalist at the age of four, when the King and Queen visited his parents after the Blitz in London and gave him a souvenir mug.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

But it also listed GameStop-related merchandise — such as a GameStop mug for over $3,000, a GameStop mousepad for over $1,500, and what looked to be a used pair of socks for over $14,000.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

She picked up the mug of hot chocolate he’d left for her.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn




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