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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

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

As one of the site’s Nation Builders—first-person interpreters portraying figures of Revolutionary America—Smith regularly fields autograph requests and accepts gifts: a custom mug tiled with his own face, a vinyl album of original Jefferson ballads.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

I turn around to see her curled up on the couch, her laptop, a mug of tea, and a bunch of papers spread over her lap.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish




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