bum-rushing

Definition of bum-rushingnext
present participle of bum-rush

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Verb
  • The vehicles are flexible, modular and feature advanced software for in-flight collaboration and re-targeting, and support swarming capability of autonomous aircraft.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Feb. 2026
  • The biggest news organization in Minnesota is trying to serve as the sober counterweight to hysterical social media posts, swarming videos, political conflict, and public statements that contradict observable facts.
    Max Tani, semafor.com, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • The strategy marks a shift toward attacking cartels’ financial systems as law enforcement pressure mounts on traditional drug routes.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Dan Ndoye is capable of playing in a central attacking role and Morgan Gibbs-White has looked handy playing in a more advanced role.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One rider was banned for a year on May 14, 2025 for assaulting a security officer and was banned again for a year just two days later for assaulting a CATS contractor on the Blue Line platform, records obtained by the Observer show.
    Amber Gaudet Updated February 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Investigators said detectives with the Daytona Beach Police Department later found two video clips on Melady’s cellphone allegedly showing him assaulting the woman inside the ambulance.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin has stressed that the agency is not invading or raiding classrooms.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But is raiding your retirement for a home purchase a financially sound idea?
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two men have been accused of robbing a supermarket in Bridgeport at knifepoint on Thursday before leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash in Woodbridge.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • San Antonio Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help to identify two suspects accused of robbing a JCPenney store at Ingram Park Mall in December.
    Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Several mountain staff members were then seen rushing over to help, placing padding and a safety net below in an attempt to catch her fall.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Maye kept veering into the on-rushing Bills defender, giving his running back a better angle and finally threw a block at about the 20-yard line.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An anti-ICE protest outside a Minneapolis hotel turned violent Sunday night, with some smashing windows and throwing bottles as federal officers fought to keep them from storming inside.
    Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 26 Jan. 2026
  • That’s slightly stronger than the G1 and G2 strength storming conditions the SWPC had previously forecasted.
    Addy Bink, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2026
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“Bum-rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushing. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.

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