GANGING UP (ON) Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

ganging up (on)

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present participle of gang up (on)

as in turning (on)

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setting on

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Secure and autonomous agentic AI is on the horizon as the sun is setting on human-in-the-loop.

— Jason Sabin, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
But having the option there to subtly take away undesired judder or motion artifacts in specific moments, instead of a blanket setting on the TV or nothing at all, has some merit to me.

— John Higgins, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2026

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