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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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During a three-game series at Daikin Park, the Houston Astros right fielder clubbed two home runs, totaled four hits and drove in five runs.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Austin Wells homered later in the inning, and the Yankees ultimately won, 20-9, while clubbing a franchise-record nine home runs with a lineup full of torpedo bats.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 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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Cross-Silo Collaboration Barriers AI developers attempting to collaborate across silos (such as government agencies) where data sharing is challenging or explicitly forbidden are able to exchange synthetic datasets.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Robin has also collaborated with Francesco Caracciolo di Marano on Robicara, a collection of custom furniture and accessories.—
Dan Howarth,
Architectural Digest,
7 July 2025
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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