as in to team (up)
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Recent Examples of gang up
Within a few moments, the teen wounded with his own knife reached out to friends to gang up on the person who stabbed him.
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Perez and Rodriguez ganged up on Kairi, but Asuka made the save.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Rhodes then challenged Travis Scott to get in the ring — noting that both the rapper, Cena and the Rock had been the ones who’d ganged up on him last month during the WWE PLE Elimination Chamber.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
For an hour in Iowa, a room full of Senator Charles Grassley's constituents ganged up on the 91-year-old Republican.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
Perez and Rodriguez ganged up on Kairi, but Asuka made the save.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Rhodes then challenged Travis Scott to get in the ring — noting that both the rapper, Cena and the Rock had been the ones who’d ganged up on him last month during the WWE PLE Elimination Chamber.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
For an hour in Iowa, a room full of Senator Charles Grassley's constituents ganged up on the 91-year-old Republican.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
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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
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Like Nighty Night, Such Brave Girls takes a sledgehammer to the flimsy framework of manners that keeps the British social construct (barely) hanging together, exposing the malice and envy that so often lie beneath the politeness.—
Liam Hess,
Vogue,
28 Dec. 2025
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Two days before the 1994 US Figure Skating Championships, Nancy Kerrigan was walking to her locker after practice when she was clubbed above the knee by a stranger.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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These are in addition to private members clubs The Wilde and Cipriani, among other highlights.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
16 Jan. 2026
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After playing host to league newcomer Boston on May 30 (more about expansion in a moment), the Current’s next home game isn’t until July 17, the Friday before the World Cup final.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2026
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Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert missed Tuesday’s game in Milwaukee due to league suspension after accruing his sixth flagrant foul in Sunday’s win over San Antonio.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
13 Jan. 2026
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That will set the stage for revealing the latest intriguing and perhaps crucial insights underlying how LLMs veer into collaborating on delusional thinking with users.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The system itself collaborates in his impunity because acknowledging the truth would implicate everyone.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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