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Recent Examples of gang up
Perez and Rodriguez ganged up on Kairi, but Asuka made the save.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
In the ensuing Panthers’ power play, the Canadian squad turned its attention to Matthew Tkachuk as a pair of Oilers ganged up on the winger behind the Edmonton net, touching off another round of pushing and shoving.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Rhodes then challenged Travis Scott to get in the ring — noting that both the rapper, Cena and the Rock had been the ones who’d ganged up on him last month during the WWE PLE Elimination Chamber.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
For an hour in Iowa, a room full of Senator Charles Grassley's constituents ganged up on the 91-year-old Republican.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
In the ensuing Panthers’ power play, the Canadian squad turned its attention to Matthew Tkachuk as a pair of Oilers ganged up on the winger behind the Edmonton net, touching off another round of pushing and shoving.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
Rhodes then challenged Travis Scott to get in the ring — noting that both the rapper, Cena and the Rock had been the ones who’d ganged up on him last month during the WWE PLE Elimination Chamber.
—Shaheem Reid, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
For an hour in Iowa, a room full of Senator Charles Grassley's constituents ganged up on the 91-year-old Republican.
—CBS News, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
Verb
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Some symptoms would hang together; others were likely to be distractions.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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As the flurry of legal agreements in the past month has made clear, institutions of higher education are not going to hang together in a unified defense against the government’s demands.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
11 Aug. 2025
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Both of them, Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodríguez, clubbed critical homers during a weekend that invited wonder about whether this is a changing of the guard instead of an impressive season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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When Weissert followed by walking pinch-hitter Carlos Cortes, and third baseman Brett Harris clubbed a go-ahead RBI single, Cora rushed out to stem the bleeding; with virtually zero offensive production from his lineup, waiting for Weissert was a luxury the Red Sox could not afford.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The fund acquired the New York Mavericks team in PBR Teams, the Professional Bull Riders league.—
Contessa Brewer,Alex Sherman,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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Which leagues’ windows will still be open after today?—
Leon Imber,
New York Times,
1 Sep. 2025
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On past tracks, Mustelier Oruña has collaborated with former boxer and fellow reparto artist Wildeys García Cascaret, known simply as Wildey.—
Ana González Vilá,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Bryant has collaborated with a list of celebrity hairstylists for major public appearances and cover shoots, including Brenton Kane Diallo, a global brand ambassador for L’Oréal Matrix.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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