MUGGING Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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as in burglary

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verb

present participle of mug

as in grimacing

to distort one's face every time their picture was snapped, both children mugged by sticking out their tongues or scrunching up their faces

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as in photographing

to take a photograph of mugging captured criminals for the police records

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Residential burglary: Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., someone entered a residence in the 19000 block of Scotland Drive through an unlocked rear sliding glass door and stole tools for a loss valued at approximately $868.

Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Across the state, shoplifting rates rose during the same time period but were still lower than the pre-pandemic levels in 2019, while commercial burglaries and robberies have become more prevalent in urban counties, the study says.

Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2024

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