bushwhacking

present participle of bushwhack

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of bushwhacking After about an hour of following bushwhacking guides and slipping over an elephant trail twisting through the undergrowth, trumpets and guttural grunts pierced through the silence. Chris Schalkx, AFAR Media, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushwhacking
Verb
  • Teams found a way to negate Forest’s counter-attacking style.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And more so than most nights, the Bengals' offensive identity for a long first-half stretch seemed to hinge on attacking quick underneath routes to open up shots to Higgins -- or Chase -- on Moss.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While many consider the mammal a nuisance for raiding garbage cans and damaging property, raccoons can also carry diseases, and they probably shouldn't be kept as housepets.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Taco Bell is raiding its vault and bringing fans along for the re-exploration.
    Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • All the major charges against the 13-year-old accused of assaulting a police officer at the July 4 Red, White and Blue Ash were either dismissed by prosecutors or a magistrate.
    Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In this particular case, assaulting someone is a crime and anyone caught doing it should be held accountable.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a way, Vitale has cast himself as The Visitor from Teorema, storming into the Versace household and making a bit of a mess.
    Ludwig Hurtado, Them., 29 Sep. 2025
  • Virginia can expect a fine for the field storming.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The offense also turned in another strong performance, ambushing Scherzer for three runs out of the gate before later getting home runs from Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Narvaez to turn the game into a rout.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The entertainment giant accused Sling TV’s parent of ambushing it with the offering, allegedly without consultation, to capitalize on the starts of the college football and NFL seasons.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Bushwhacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhacking. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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