as in to team (up)
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Recent Examples of gang up
Going through the front door left me fighting a slew of enemies, who ganged up and quickly took me out.
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
If Lozano can’t play, opponents will gang up on Dreyer, who indeed saw tighter coverage Saturday night after his fellow wing exited.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Others can play supportive roles, reinforcing the conversation without overwhelming or appearing to gang up on aging parents.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Will the Abbott crew lift the gang up to nobler heights, or will they be dragged into the gutter for some classic Sunny shenanigans?
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
If Lozano can’t play, opponents will gang up on Dreyer, who indeed saw tighter coverage Saturday night after his fellow wing exited.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
Others can play supportive roles, reinforcing the conversation without overwhelming or appearing to gang up on aging parents.
—Joseph Coughlin, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
Will the Abbott crew lift the gang up to nobler heights, or will they be dragged into the gutter for some classic Sunny shenanigans?
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
Verb
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If all Republicans hang together, there’s nothing Democrats can do to block it.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
20 Feb. 2025
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What makes his Ross so compelling — and allows the film to hang together on the whole — is Ford's abundant humanity.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
12 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Boston also clubbed four home runs, the team’s most in a single game this year.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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The Yankees clubbed four home runs off starting pitcher Seth Lugo for a 4-1 victory in the series opener.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
15 Apr. 2025
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His offensive numbers were closer to league average from 2021 to 2023.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Since it was created by ESPN (which remains a minority investor after selling the majority stake in 2022), the series received top billing alongside the major team leagues that its networks and over-the-air sibling ABC telecasted daily.—
Jason Clinkscales,
Sportico.com,
21 Jan. 2025
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For three decades, professor Ken Kosik has been collaborating with researchers in the United States and Colombia to better understand the causes of Alzheimer's.—
Karen Weintraub,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The two schools have collaborated extensively on research including clean energy and climate change for decades.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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