bum-rushing

present participle of bum-rush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rushing
Verb
  • What To Do About Honeybee Swarms Honey bee colonies reproduce by swarming.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The Jayhawks do an excellent job of getting in the face of shooters, swarming ball handlers and forcing bad shots and turnovers.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Dodgers boast a number of long-time celebrity fans, including Jason Bateman, Will Ferrell, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea, and Rob Lowe, who was photographed mobbing Shohei Ohtani on the field after the Dodgers’ Game 5 win over the San Diego Padres in the 2024 National League Division Series.
    Tim Chan, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • Under the guidance of Julian Nagelsmann, Germany has rediscovered its attacking rhythm and pressing intensity, signaling a potential return to the elite.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement has angered many Americans by wearing masks while on duty, attacking peaceful protesters and arresting mostly people with no criminal record.
    Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Martinez and Ruiz were present in court Wednesday and both have entered not guilty pleas to a federal charge of assaulting, resisting or impeding federal officers.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Dunn is charged with assaulting, resisting, opposing, impeding, intimidating and interfering with a federal officer.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In Dreams, Franco recalls a resourceful Chastain raiding her closet at home for luxury costumes to play a wealthy socialite on set.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Good taste must be genetic, because these celebrity daughters can't stop raiding their stylish moms' closets.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Gallagher couldn’t bear robbing the audience — and Marissa — of the satisfaction of his downfall.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
  • In a separate case, a Russian soldier who had been accused of robbing a house in the village of Blystavitsy in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region in March 2022 was found not guilty.
    Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Cyclones’ usually elite defense ranks 11th in the Big 12 in rushing defense, 10th in passing defense and 14th in sacks.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even so, the worries came rushing in.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • In the predawn hours of October 31, FBI agents descended on the Detroit suburb where the men lived and detonated smoke bombs before storming into their homes.
    Mark Morales, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Stines, 44, was allegedly caught on security video storming into Mullins’ chambers before shooting him in an alleged courthouse ambush that rattled the Appalachian community.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Bum-rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushing. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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