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Recent Examples of gang
Noun
Diddy personally distributed guns from his Los Angeles and Miami Beach homes to local gang members. Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025 The reality star testifies nearly a decade after she was held at gunpoint by gang members dressed as police officers who stole jewels worth millions. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
For Nirbhaya's mother, justice is death for the men who gang raped her daughter. Vedika Sud, CNN, 19 Mar. 2020 Jang features in the names of many quintessential Korean ingredients, such as ganging (soy sauce), gochujang (chili paste) and doenjang (soybean paste). Katie Workman, NBC News, 8 Mar. 2020 See All Example Sentences for gang
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang
Noun
  • The Braves are still just 2-12 in games against the Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers this season, including sweeps by both teams during Atlanta’s 0-7 season-opening trip to Southern California.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 25 May 2025
  • Dustin, a University of Arkansas graduate, joined the Democrat-Gazette features team in July 2024.
    Dustin Staggs, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • This was a crowd of critics and journalists from around the world.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2025
  • The fight attracted a crowd of 13,266 and a gate of $331,795.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • Each of the 18 were members of Zoe Mafia Family (ZMF), a South Florida Haitian gang; a group known as the 3rd World gang; and multiple different sects of the national Bloods gang, prosecutors said in a news release.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 17 May 2025
  • The three-day festival will feature an eclectic lineup of artists including Wallen, Brooks & Dunn, HARDY, Riley Green, Three 6 Mafia, Wiz Khalifa, Ella Langley, Treaty Oak Revival and more.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 May 2025
Verb
  • The centers were organized by geographic location—the 25 states with the most facilities were ranked individually, while facilities from remaining states were grouped into four regions.
    Newsweek Rankings, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
  • The platform seems to group this music in a similar basket.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 21 May 2025
Noun
  • Some of the passengers and crew treaded water; others held to cushions from the yacht.
    Adam Carlson, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • The fire is now 75% contained and crews continue to make good progress going direct on the fires edge.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • There’s not an obvious dud — the M:I equivalent of Kingdom of the Crystal Skull — in the bunch.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • Other than capitalizing on its popularity and maybe making a bunch of money, what is the point of a live-action version of this game?
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Noun
  • This will be the first time Italy has ever hosted the America’s Cup, despite Italian syndicate Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli fielding strong teams in multiple events.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 16 May 2025
  • To recap, at the end of season 1, Charlie wrapped up her ongoing conflict with the Frost Casino and its boss... only to find herself in the crosshairs of a different crime syndicate, run by Beatrix.
    EW.com, EW.com, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Aaron Judge clubbed four hits on the day to bring his batting average back up to .409 as the Yankees tormented former teammate Luis Severino (1-4), who was tagged for nine hits and eight runs in his first-ever start against his ex-club.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 11 May 2025
  • The bear clubbed him, rattled his dome, hit his wristwatch, and then straddled him.
    Benjamin Alva Polley, Rolling Stone, 10 May 2025

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“Gang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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