gang up

Definition of gang upnext

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Recent Examples of gang up But Georgi was more upset that his wife and sister continue to gang up on him. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025 Then, with Ashley and Rachel ganging up on him was like mean girls. Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025 The cumulative casualties from this and the main front ultimately overextended Napoleon, dooming his military when his adversaries simultaneously ganged up. S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025 Within a few moments, the teen wounded with his own knife reached out to friends to gang up on the person who stabbed him. Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gang up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
Verb
  • But, for many, what is known for sure is dwarfed by what might possibly hang together.
    Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Alba’s brother and his wife were also included in a family photo of the gang hanging together for a festive evening out.
    Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Fans looking for their introduction to club hedonism might be surprised to learn that wild, sweaty abandon can be conjured with the same big crash cymbals and plinky guitar lines that have featured on every other Harry Styles record.
    Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Stuart Fairchild clubbed a go-ahead two-run homer for the Taiwan team in the eighth inning, while a squeeze bunt broke a tie in the tenth inning.
    Maria Torres, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Laguna Hills finished as the CIF-SS Division 7 runner-up to league rival Kennedy.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Still, spending on Walker, who league sources expect to command a payday worth $15 million annually, seems too rich for the Giants.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Members of the cast have seen Anderson’s reels, and Beverley Mitchell (Lucy) even collaborated with Anderson on a video where her character goes to therapy.
    Jessica Lipsky, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The body, called the Intergovernmental Transformation Council, would collaborate with MSCS on academic, fiscal and operational goals.
    Brooke Muckerman, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Mar. 2026

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