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Recent Examples of gang
Noun
For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter. Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020 Jang features in the names of many quintessential Korean ingredients, such as ganging (soy sauce), gochujang (chili paste) and doenjang (soybean paste). Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2020
Verb
The gang violence caused displacement among more than a million Haitians, some of whom have been displaced several times. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 June 2025 But since then, the gang has returned, targeting retailers, insurance providers, and now airlines. Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for gang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
Noun
  • However, the team did receive good news about outfielder Starting Marte.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 12 July 2025
  • Both teams have had comparable performances this season, each averaging 12.2 goals per game on offense.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • Just jump on a return train for a few minutes back to Rougemont and a world devoid of the larger international crowds that descend upon swanky Gstaad just a few miles up the road.
    John Oseid, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The Brat star drew one of the weekend’s biggest crowds for her set on the festival’s second-biggest stage; The 1975, Neil Young and Olivia Rodrigo were booked for Pyramid, while Loyle Carner and The Prodigy joined her on the Other.
    Thomas Smith, Billboard, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Snuffy is the nickname of Manuel Quintero, alleged by Los Angeles County prosecutors to be a member of the Mexican Mafia, a group of about 140 men who rule over Southern California’s Latino street gangs.
    Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
  • Cockney con man Michael Caine, recently released from the clink, puts together a truly ludicrous heist to steal $4 million in Mafia gold bullion from the middle of Turin using Mini Coopers.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • Nelson advises selecting the right plant for the right place, considering its sun or shade preferences, and grouping them accordingly.
    Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
  • Memorial Day ceremonies in West Chester are planned each year by local veterans groups VFW Post 7696 and Havelock D. Nelson American Legion Post 681.
    Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • By Monday evening, a fire crew of 183 succeeded in containing 30% of the fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
  • Lindholm says a few crew members boarded a small rescue boat that launched from the fourth deck.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • As is tradition, Bungie threw in a bunch of weird lore stuff that has puzzles that need solving, but often some fun stories as well.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
  • And if that timeliness doesn't impress you, maybe Cap wrecking a bunch of heavies in an elevator will.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Struggling Gatekeepers: In the face of some $44 billion a year in pig-butchering scams conducted by Asian crime syndicates, U.S. banks have failed to prevent mass scale money laundering.
    Cezary Podkul, ProPublica, 25 June 2025
  • Thailand earlier this year implemented measures to crack down on online scam operations in neighboring Myanmar, severing electricity, internet and gas supplies to border towns where the syndicates were based.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 June 2025
Verb
  • During a three-game series at Daikin Park, the Houston Astros right fielder clubbed two home runs, totaled four hits and drove in five runs.
    Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Austin Wells homered later in the inning, and the Yankees ultimately won, 20-9, while clubbing a franchise-record nine home runs with a lineup full of torpedo bats.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.

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