GANGING Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

ganging

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present participle of gang

as in grouping

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So what your company is doing is finding patients with similar symptoms, grouping them together, and then testing drugs on those subgroups so the trial is more likely to be successful?

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
My favorite way of increasing humidity is by grouping a bunch of plants all together in one area.

— Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026

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Since 2024, Microsoft has openly acknowledged that OpenAI is a competitor, and has been allying itself with other companies building AI models, including Musk's xAI, releasing those tools to developers through Azure.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 13 May 2026
Country has ‘strategic enemies’ on both sides Ghadban said his country had no interest in allying with either side in the war.

— Abby Sewell, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

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Moskowitz, a centrist known for cooperating with Republicans, and Larkin, a democratic socialist, are far apart on many issues.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026
Both the ordinance and the act largely prohibit law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration agents, and from stopping, arresting, searching, detaining or continuing to detain a person solely due to immigration status.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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However, coupling real-world satellite data with photorealistic image generation creates unprecedented misinformation risks that Google must guard against if the feature is to survive.

— Paul Monckton, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
While some fans may criticize the pair for potentially torpedoing their own games by coupling up so early, Chen Moonves is not one of them.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026

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Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
Kilgore, whom the team took in the fifth round, has been mixing into a couple of different roles for the Bills early in camp, with safety being his usual home during team drills.

— Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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Her government has cracked down on fuel theft and arrested dozens of current and former local officials – including some from Morena – accused of colluding with crime groups.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
These institutions, including Brown, Columbia, and Yale, were accused of colluding to fix financial aid amounts, effectively price-fixing the aid awarded to students.

— Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

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