frog-march
verb
ˈfrȯg-ˌmärch 
ˈfräg-
frog-marched; frog-marching; frog-marches
: to seize from behind roughly and forcefully propel forward
frog-marched him out the door
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The videos showed the Venezuelan men arriving from the U.S. in shackles, being frog-marched off the plane and into CECOT.
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Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 23 May 2025
But in reality, no one is getting frog-marched off the plane for forgetting to toggle airplane mode.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Videos showed the men looking stunned, as their heads were shaved and they were frog-marched into prison.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Amid clips showing deportees frog-marched in white uniforms towards their cell, Araujo was able to spot someone resembling her partner.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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Nidia Cavazos, CBS News, 23 May 2025
But in reality, no one is getting frog-marched off the plane for forgetting to toggle airplane mode.
—Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Videos showed the men looking stunned, as their heads were shaved and they were frog-marched into prison.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
Amid clips showing deportees frog-marched in white uniforms towards their cell, Araujo was able to spot someone resembling her partner.
—Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Frog-march.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frog-march. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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