mugged

VERB

hold up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rob

STRONG

assault steal

WEAK

hold up purse-snatch stick up

Example Sentences

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Spencer Pratt wasn’t mugged by reality, but it literally burned his house down.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Also: What kind of dingus gets mugged on Fifth Avenue?

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Ultrapure-water projects are big, one-off beasts that everybody and his brother wants to build, so even the smart operators can watch their margins get mugged the minute capital spending gets a head cold.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

Broadcaster Emma Barnett has said finding out she was going through perimenopause at the age of 38 felt like she had been "mugged, robbed".

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

I told him I’d gotten mugged in Peshawar.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini