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  • past participle of mug.
  • past tense form of mug.

mugged

VERB
hold up
Synonyms


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Perhaps the mayor will now muster some sympathy for businesses mugged in similar schemes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 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

Backstage in the green room Ferrell’s band, whose members have taken to calling her “sissy” — the Southernism for “sister” — mugged for the camera, taking selfies to send back home to Nashville.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2024

He was a tall, confident man in his forties who walked the streets wearing expensive suits and alligator shoes but was never mugged.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez



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