as in to turn (on)
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mob
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Anderson and catcher Luis Hernandez embraced, then their teammates mobbed them behind the mound to celebrate the first complete-game shutout in the CWS since 2022.—
Eric Olson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025 -
Local moviegoers mobbed the two metro theaters that had won exclusive rights to screen that summer’s hottest blockbuster: the Gopher Theater in Minneapolis and — somehow — the tiny Cine Capri in downtown White Bear Lake.—
Nick Woltman,
Twin Cities,
20 June 2025
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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 1 Jul. 2025.
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