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Recent Examples of bum's rush
Mattis got the bum's rush treatment from Obama, too.
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Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Fox News, 15 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum's rush
Noun
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Strzok’s claims about his firing were not related to the settlement.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the past nine months, EOIR has lost more than 125 judges to firings and voluntary resignations, down from about 700 judges at the start of the year.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But, in 1965, the year the United States put bombers in the air and boots on the ground in Vietnam, pretty much the only people who carried cameras were professional photographers and tourists.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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Around Ann Arbor, places and rituals normally devoted to football game days got a country conversion, as streets, sidewalks and pubs swarmed with concertgoers clad in Western hats, boots, denim and fringe.—
Brian McCollum,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Williams is fourth in tackles (15), second in sacks (1 1/2), third in tackles for loss (three) and second in passes defended (two).—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Schwesinger finished with nine tackles and one sack.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Cook wasn't the only one who received a pink slip from the White House in recent days.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
29 Aug. 2025
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Despite a deadly attack on the CDC campus less than two weeks ago, about 100 employees who worked in violence prevention are among those receiving pink slips.—
Jade Walker,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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Canoy, a single mom of two, is selling her home and downsizing.—
Becky Bohrer,
Fortune,
28 Sep. 2025
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The latest job cuts are part of an ongoing move toward corporate efficiency and cost-cutting measures, and are in line with similar downsizing at rival media companies in Hollywood after the end of the Peak TV era and the impact of the 2023 Hollywood strikes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Bum's rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%27s%20rush. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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