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mugged

VERB

hold up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

rob

STRONG

assault steal

WEAK

hold up purse-snatch stick up

Example Sentences

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I was at Arsenal's game against Atletico for Radio 5 Live in midweek, and they were mugged in Madrid by referee Danny Makkelie.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 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

Bovino mostly mugged for the cameras, like the time he oversaw an invasion of an emptied MacArthur Park in July with the National Guard parked on Wilshire Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 9, 2025

She thought of the forum messages she’d read last weekend, when Mr. Griswold was first mugged, and that Book Scavenger user who had said they should enjoy Book Scavenger while they could.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman