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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum's rushes
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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 -
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
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The firings come amid a broader personnel purge at the bureau as Patel works to reshape the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agency.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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The Washington Post reported the firings included senior FBI officials.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Carolina has a league-worst two sacks — and one of those was by Turk Wharton on a Drake Maye scramble Sunday for no gain.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Unfortunately, there were also some negatives and a lack of quick decisions that resulted in far too many sacks.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Bum's rushes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%27s%20rushes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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