as in to team (up)
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Recent Examples of gang up
The Money in the Bank match started with five of the six combatants ganging up on top heel Seth Rollins.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Those kinds of stressors can gang up to trigger or worsen body image issues or eating disorder symptoms.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 27 May 2025
The best strategy is to stick with your team, as if not, you will be ganged up on and destroyed.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Those kinds of stressors can gang up to trigger or worsen body image issues or eating disorder symptoms.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 27 May 2025
The best strategy is to stick with your team, as if not, you will be ganged up on and destroyed.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
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.
—Dan Schlossberg, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
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The results hang together well enough as a $200-plus million showcase for Pitt, and for Kosinski’s action facility.—
Michael Phillips,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The Japanese botanicals hung together act as one piece of art, while speaking to the other hues in the room.—
Kathryn O'Shea-Evans,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 July 2025
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The most infamous incident occurred in 1926, when a 16-year-old boy was reportedly killed by a cassowary after attempting to club it.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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The informal summit at private members club the Royal Overseas League sparked hopes relations between the two sides could improve in the coming months.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 July 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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God Save the Gun also gave the band the chance to collaborate with friends who have been there since jump (Phillip Odom, James Goodson of Dazy, and Nick Panella of MSPAINT).—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
12 Aug. 2025
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Caroline Bille Brahe collaborated with Mulberry on reworking the brand’s vintage bags and adding silk bows made from the bags’ checked lining.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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