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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rushed
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The boom bap volume had been turned to LOUD, the crowd had mobbed every roof, railing and bit of space with even an inch of a view of the ramps, and with every cool trick came the thundering sound of skateboards clattering on the deck in approval from fellow skaters.—
Tony Le Calvez,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026 -
Foligno, who lost his stick in the scramble, made a huge jump into the boards and got mobbed by teammates.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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One group swarmed Trossard, the man whose name was on the scoresheet, but another surrounded Odegaard, the architect of it all.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Knicks fans swarmed the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia for both Games 3 and 4.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Hezbollah, the Lebanese paramilitary force, has attacked Israeli troops and targeted northern Israel with rockets and drones.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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While the man was being attacked, the woman used a shopping cart to fend off the suspect and protect the male victim.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Teachers and nurses are now eligible for enhanced workers’ compensation benefits if they are assaulted on the job.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Police said without apparent provocation, the suspect assaulted the man with a knife.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Davenport said this is the second time someone has been robbed outside her home.—
Abby Dodge,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Despite the March 26 fire at the City Park Bandshell, which destroyed the historic structure and robbed this marquee series of its main stage, the 40-year-old jazz nonprofit has vowed to go on with a mobile stage.—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Longet and Williams were watching the speech from the senator's suite a few floors above and later rushed to the Good Samaritan Hospital to be with the Kennedy family until he was pronounced dead on June 6.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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Some parents fear the damage is already done, while others are worried that the process feels rushed, but almost everybody has concerns about a technology that expands exponentially every day.—
Doug Williams,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Activists said Israeli forces stormed their vessels, smashed engines and detained some of those aboard.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout crowd in Orange County and erasing memories of their rough offensive outing in Game 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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This would be equivalent to your slow, steady and practical thought process (Mercury in Taurus) being ambushed by raw, unfiltered truths (Pluto in Aquarius).—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
5 May 2026
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Once there, however, they’re ambushed by the same angry writers roasting Val on social media.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
4 May 2026
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“Bum-rushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushed. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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