as in to turn (on)
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mob
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The Raiders mobbed kicker Daniel Carlson after his game-winner split the uprights in Sunday’s season finale in Las Vegas, to the point of knocking him to the ground.—
Sam McDowell
January 9,
Kansas City Star,
9 Jan. 2026 -
Harenstam, a sixth-round pick by the Blues, was named the top goalie of the tournament and was mobbed by the rest of his stick and glove-throwing teammates in a massive megapile.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Gang up (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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