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Recent Examples of gang up
That disparity has sparked talk that the have-nots could gang up on the three richest clubs to lock out players when the current Basic Agreement between labor and management expires on Dec. 1, 2026.
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The match, which sometimes featured the two bigger men (and former partners) ganging up on Bryan, ended with Bryan securing the victory by forcing Batista to tap out.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
And everybody saw how OG Anunoby and Bridges stepped up their scoring during Brunson’s absence, something that along with the scoring presence of Towns ought to keep the Pistons from ganging up on Brunson over the next couple of weeks.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Moira and Luke also gang up on June a bit, painting a bigger picture for her.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The match, which sometimes featured the two bigger men (and former partners) ganging up on Bryan, ended with Bryan securing the victory by forcing Batista to tap out.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
And everybody saw how OG Anunoby and Bridges stepped up their scoring during Brunson’s absence, something that along with the scoring presence of Towns ought to keep the Pistons from ganging up on Brunson over the next couple of weeks.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Moira and Luke also gang up on June a bit, painting a bigger picture for her.
—Matt Cabral, EW.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
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Rick Elice and Bob Martin’s book could use more acid in its zingers, and the plot barely hangs together.—
Sheldon Pearce,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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The music is an odd blend of classic podcast atmospherics—pensive follow-along vibes, a little jazz, guitar-rock blasts to rev up the narrative awe—that somehow hangs together fine.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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Devers clubbed a two-run homer on Saturday against the Boston Red Sox to give the San Francisco Giants a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the third inning.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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Hunters killed the birds for meat, shooting or even clubbing the docile birds to death.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2025
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The broadcasts have become dominated by heavy-handed sports gambling ads — an industry that leagues and teams alike have embraced — and the halftime show is pushing prop bets to the masses.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Later, a brief one-on-one match between Will and league up-and-coming superstar Mane Attraction is shown.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Weekly analysis and insights from Asia’s largest economy in your inbox Subscribe now On Wednesday, Li urged global business leaders and senior government representatives to collaborate and avoid turning trade into a political or security issue.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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More Michael Tran/FilmMagic His experience echoes decades of collaborating on films like Jurassic Park, Avatar and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.—
Gabriel Snyder,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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