as in to team (up)
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Recent Examples of gang up
Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
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But, for many, what is known for sure is dwarfed by what might possibly hang together.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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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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Torkelson fell behind in the count 0-2, then clubbed a hanging slider over the left field wall to give Detroit a 2-0 lead.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Sunday started off strong for Ben Rice, as the Yankees’ first baseman clubbed his 12th home run of the season, a solo shot, off Orioles starter Trey Gibson in the first inning.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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With veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, the franchise could choose, at least initially, to let the Miami native watch and get acclimated to league.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Maybe worse, Dustin Wolf went from looking like a future Vezina lock to barely league-average.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Amanda Chapman, Edward Kelley Preschool’s teacher of a decade, stood before the Sacramento City Unified School District board Thursday night and thanked them for collaborating with her and district personnel to create a plan that would allow the parent participation preschool to stay open.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 May 2026
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Sources have told Deadline that Fox was originally unhappy with the creative on Season 14 of the show, but collaborated with the creative team and was ultimately sated.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
8 May 2026
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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