bum-rush

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Recent Examples of bum-rush When Klepper was covering a protest at a school board meeting, somebody bum-rushed him. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025 The lad grows up to be Jack Black, who bum-rushes his way into the hole in the ground. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2025 These artists bum-rushed the entire industry — from blazing defiant lyrics to becoming record mogul millionaires in corporate boardrooms; baggy jeans, baseball caps, leather sneakers and hoodies became a billion-dollar market. Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 Right after Theo rejects the deal, Cory bum-rushes him. Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024 The Cardinals bum-rushed the southpaw for a pair of solo homers in the opening frame. Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024 Earlier that day, outside of his hotel, people had bum-rushed the billionaire, angling for an autograph or selfie. Lauren Goode, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rush
Verb
  • In a video that went viral, Ripley was seen being swarmed and mobbed by a group of overly aggressive fans on the street.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Chalmers swished the wide-open corner 3, giving Miami the target score of 50 and causing a wild celebration in which his teammates mobbed him on the court.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Another man charged with assaulting former Arizona Coyotes hockey player Paul Bissonnette has accepted a plea deal, according to court records.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That rich and powerful people are going to be held to account for assaulting underaged girls.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Paparazzi have swarmed the set on shooting days to capture glimpses of returning characters and their new fashion choices.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The Sounders’ defenders swarmed Messi from the first minute, and midfielder Obed Vargas was particularly physical, annoying the Argentine icon time and again.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An elderly Arkansas man is in the hospital after a black bear attacked him in Franklin County on Wednesday.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Panthers were always going to favor Jones and DJ Wonnum in a pass-rushing rotation.
    Mike Kaye September 10, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Paramedics rushed him to the hospital.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Staci Ibarra, another warden who left the department in May — after she was put on administrative leave in the wake of an inmate’s death — assailed a practice in which maximum security inmates had their classification downgraded.
    Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Republicans historically have assailed federal efforts under Democrats to pick winners and losers in the broader economy.
    Kristina Karisch, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For Christians, the Bible is the word of God, and turning that word into short-form viral content robs it of its power.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
  • But 1976 had nobody — and not even anybody, in fairness, who can feel particularly ‘robbed’ of an England cap.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For nearly six decades, the public believed Buford and his wife were ambushed while responding to a disturbance.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The president has constantly mocked Powell on social media, and accused him of mismanaging renovations of the Fed’s headquarters, even ambushing the Fed chief with a new cost estimate for a facility renovation in front of rolling television cameras.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Bum-rush.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rush. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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