as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
a remote area of the park in which gangs of hoodlums have been known to bushwhack lone joggers
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushwhacked
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025 -
Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who has trailed Spanberger for most of the race, has attacked Spanberger over Democrats' positions on the government shutdown and focused on trans issues, which helped Republicans win the governor's mansion in 2021.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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At one point, the seventh-grader was assaulted, leaving bruises.—
Mikelle Street,
Them.,
31 Oct. 2025
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After she’s brutally assaulted on her wedding night by a powerful politician (Masaya Takahashi), Jeanne (Aiko Nagayama) makes a deal with the devil (Tatsuya Nakadai) that unlocks an extraordinary power in her — not only over men but over life and death.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Authorities had raided a San Francisco home connected to Chee days after the blast.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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Thieves raided the Apollo Gallery on the Louvre’s upper floor last weekend, which houses the French Crown Jewels.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Both personalities were on full display on Tuesday, when the B’s stormed back from 2-0 deficit with five unanswered goals to beat the New York Islanders, 5-2, at the Garden.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 1992, 111 were killed when Sao Paulo police stormed the Carandiru Penitentiary to put down a prison rebellion.—
Janaina Quinet,
USA Today,
29 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … YOUTH CHAOS – Sports reporter ambushed on air as bizarre teen trend leaves adults baffled.—
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FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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But instead Lane, then 34, ambushed her — setting off a violent scramble through the residence that left Wilkins unconscious, her fetus cut from her womb.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That suggestion struck a nerve.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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In addition to staffing its own Washington Bureau, MSNBC struck a pact with Sky News that will make the latter organization’s coverage of international affairs available to MSNBC’s audiences in the United States.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Bushwhacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhacked. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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