bum-rushed

Definition of bum-rushednext
past tense of bum-rush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rushed
Verb
  • Fans mobbed him like a Hollywood star.
    Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Ovechkin looked high with his arms raised while drifting toward the boards before turning around to be mobbed by Capitals teammates who had left the bench to celebrate with him.
    Sean Gentille, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • About 27 swarmed the dishwashing area, landing on clean and sanitized dishes.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Although they were once swarmed by fans and paparazzi at every turn, the actors have had a more relaxed relationship with the media in recent years.
    Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Crabtree stopped, turned, attacked the ball and snagged it.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Nelson claimed to police that the man attacked her and their son after opening the car door.
    Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her jewelry, police say.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The former Fox Sports analyst allegedly assaulted 69-year-old Perry Tole in an alley, and the ensuing fight left both men hospitalized with serious injuries.
    Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The pandemic robbed the 2022 Games in Beijing of their luster.
    Marcus Thompson II, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Wiser heads, though, can see that the fraud also robbed funds from those who needed them the most and that rooting out fraud should not be a partisan issue.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Elijah Metcalf hauled in five passes for 143 yards and a touchdown, while Jeffery Pittman rushed for 75 yards and a score on 18 carries.
    Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Nebraska tied the game with an extra point after Missouri students rushed the field, celebrating an apparent victory.
    The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Stars have now lost six straight games (0-3-3) after getting battered Tuesday night by those same Hurricanes that Colorado stormed back against three days prior.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • After Washington led by as many as 26 points late in the third quarter, the Magic stormed back and used a 42-18 run to cut their deficit to just two points with five minutes left in the game.
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In 2010, while covering an event in Lara, a western state that has long been a government stronghold, he and several fellow journalists were ambushed by a mob of militants loyal to the regime.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And after a Washington woman was repeatedly ambushed by an owl while walking in the woods near her house in 2022, biologists report that the occurrence is becoming more frequent.
    Owen Clarke, Outside, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Bum-rushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushed. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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