ganged up

verb

past tense of gang up
as in teamed (up)

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  1. allied
  2. collaborated
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  • Vingegaard’s victory at the Giro d’Italia in May, allied with Wout Van Aert’s cathartic win at Paris-Roubaix, has delivered two key objectives but the surprise departure of head of racing Grischa Niermann to Lidl-Trek was a blow.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Tipu’s kingdom finally fell in 1799, when British and allied forces overwhelmed his fortress at Seringapatam, a few hours’ drive from present-day Bangalore.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 2 July 2026
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  • Additionally, Potter noted that ASTS has collaborated with and received equity investments from some of the largest MNOs, including AT&T, Vodafone, Verizon and Rakuten.
    — TipRanks.com, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • The two rappers have collaborated on dozens of songs, and their joint album What a Time to Be Alive conquered the Billboard 200 more than a decade ago.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
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