ganged up

Definition of ganged upnext
past tense of gang up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for ganged up
Verb
  • Early voting began with Paxton looking like the GOP’s front-runner, even though Cornyn’s campaign and allied super PACs had spent more than $54 million on television advertising since last year, according to the ad-tracing service AdImpact.
    Meg Kinnard, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The group is separate from but closely allied with Afghanistan’s Taliban, who returned to power in 2021.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The musician also collaborated with other artists, including Rubén Blades and Celia Cruz.
    Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 21 Feb. 2026
  • The team collaborated with German startup Cerabyte, which specializes in long-term data storage technology, and chose to use a thin ceramic film as the medium.
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Ganged up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ganged%20up. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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