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Recent Examples of rug rat
Third row seats are best left for rug rats, or folded.
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cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
cleveland, 22 Feb. 2020
Your standard maternal protagonist is not dropping a trail of pacifiers behind her, swilling goblets of red wine the minute her rug rats are in bed, and secretly vaping in the linen closet?
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 14 May 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rug rat
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Since the beginning of the year, Bluey, Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse have emerged as the Top 3 streaming shows in the U.S. for preschoolers.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
29 May 2025
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The program is designed for preschoolers, but children of all ages are welcome. —National Trails Day, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. June 7.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2025
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday signed the App Store Accountability Act, which would force app store operators like Apple and Google to verify a user's age and seek parental consent before letting minors download apps or make in-app purchases.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2025
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Likewise, minors would be forced to get parental consent before accessing protected online speech.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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Her mother, now an author, was a Freudian therapist who worked with children and adolescents.—
Dodie Kazanjian,
Vogue,
5 June 2025
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Even more revealing, research shows that up to 22% of children and adolescents struggle with disordered eating.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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During the 2023 to 2024 school year, 92.7% of kindergartners received the MMR vaccine, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
2 June 2025
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In the 2023-24 school year, just over 88% of kindergartners had received all doses of all vaccines required, below the 95% the CDC says ensures protection for most people in a community.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
23 May 2025
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Salmon remembers the day, 20 years ago, when the schoolboy Aina came to Chelsea’s attention… LTD stands for Little Thurrock Dynamos.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
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Imola’s considerable power comes from the 6-liter twin-turbo V12 engineered and built in collaboration with the naughty schoolboys of Affalterbach, Mercedes-AMG.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2025
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In a Monday statement, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said China and Japan were working toward a constructive and stable relationship, and expressed his regret over the death of the Japanese schoolchild.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Sep. 2024
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Louisiana just enthusiastically passed a law designed to convert every schoolchild in the state to Christianity.—
Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
24 June 2024
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Advertisement Advertisement Supporters frame baby drop boxes as a beautiful solution for all parties involved—relinquishing parents, infants anonymously surrendered, and families who eventually adopt them.—
Time,
Time,
28 May 2025
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Nursery night-lights work well for children who are afraid of the dark and people who need to get up in the middle of the night with their tired infant.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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Also, newborns rely on maternal antibodies from the vaccine to protect them.—
Judy Stone,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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Signs of a successful feeding routine include: Your newborn is nursing often.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
26 May 2025
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“Rug rat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rug%20rat. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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