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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
On the second floor, there are still some rustic '70s-style futon mattresses built into roughshod beds.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2025
Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Above all else, the Big East cleared space for college basketball in a world increasingly run roughshod by the pigskin.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
But would even the biggest box-office bump justify such roughshod mistreatment of primary material?
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 14 Jan. 2026
On the second floor, there are still some rustic '70s-style futon mattresses built into roughshod beds.
—Chloe Schama, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2025
Adverb
The goal, Hall’s second of the series, came with less than five minutes left in a wild and physical frame in which Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven knocked out Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin with a crushing hit and Ottawa forward Ridly Greig tried to run roughshod on the Canes.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Above all else, the Big East cleared space for college basketball in a world increasingly run roughshod by the pigskin.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/roughshod. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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