Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rushing
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The video showed taunting fans swarming the hotel, a few blocks south of Madison Square Garden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 June 2026 -
This may be the denouement of all of Nilsson’s multitudinous and swarming work.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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But nothing can prepare us for the horrific chaos of the attempted murder, with audience members, security and medics mobbing the stage to halt the attack and urgently tend to the victim.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Jan. 2026
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The kick cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 14-9 and sent the Jaguars into the locker room buzzing, with teammates mobbing the second-year kicker in celebration.—
Tobias Bass,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
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Just attacking everything with strikes.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
11 June 2026
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Police in the northwest Chicago suburb of Arlington Heights have released a sketch of a man accused of attacking and choking a woman this past weekend.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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At least one other Portland ICE building protester has been sentenced to prison, but not for assaulting a federal officer.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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One person was charged with assaulting a police officer.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The former tomb-raiding Angelina Jolie also happens to be a Gemini, which Wilton Regan says is compatible with her own air sign.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 June 2026
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Even rural birds manage to find some human items, most likely by raiding farm bins or garages.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2026
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Philadelphia Police are looking for three suspects accused of trying to blow up an ATM before robbing a convenience store in the city's Nicetown-Tioga neighborhood Sunday night.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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By Bay City News A Northern California man has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison for robbing three banks and carjacking a rideshare driver during a crime spree that spanned late 2024 and early 2025, prosecutors announced Friday.—
Bay City News,
Mercury News,
6 June 2026
Verb
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There was a flurry of excitement; groups of people carrying bottles of sparkling wine were rushing down to the sea.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Throw in the signing of dual threat quarterback Malik Willis with the drafting of mauling offensive lineman Kadyn Proctor as well as Will Kacmarek, arguably the best blocking tight end of the 2026 class, and all signs point to the Dolphins having an elite rushing attack for quite some time.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
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For all the prior cinematic depictions of storming bunkers and camaraderie under fire, Pressure offers us the quiet heroism of rational restraint in the figure of James Stagg, who weathered his inner storms and bore the courage to be disliked.—
Daniel Jonah Wolpert,
NPR,
29 May 2026
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This revolutionary fervor culminated in both Fidel and Raúl, with roughly 140 rebel revolutionaries in tow, storming Cuba’s second-largest military installation, the Moncada Barracks, in July 1953.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
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“Bum-rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushing. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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