rough (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rough (up)
Verb
  • In fact, the mischievous pup led his owner directly to the scene of the crime by licking his lips constantly, which seemed awfully curious.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Bear 856 is also a large, male brown bear, who is easily identifiable to park rangers due to the animal's unusual habit of licking his lips — a behavior not typically observed in brown bears.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The biggest controversy surrounding Flock Safety centers around allegations that law enforcement agencies have abused the company's technology to target women, immigrants and people engaged in activity.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Ed Gein later told investigators he and his brother were abused by his father, who died in 1940 of heart failure.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to being faster and scalable, fiber doesn’t hide metals worth extracting and reselling.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Turns out, Kelce was hiding more than just nerves.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Gunmen attacked the Nova Music Festival and Kibbutz Be’eri, among other targets.
    Yamiche Alcindor, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Chiefs edge rusher George Karlaftis is capable of lining up on both sides, and Spagnuolo should look to exploit what could be a vulnerable area to attack the Lions’ front.
    Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The service itself pulsed with sound with horns blaring, drums pounding and voices rising in song.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Diego Morales Morales pounded pavement over the 12-month period, racking up $10,116 in fuel expenses alone traveling to various counties for meetings and events.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, three officers were killed when they were ambushed while responding to a domestic call in York County, Pennsylvania.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In September 1986, Pinochet’s motorcade was ambushed and five soldiers were killed and many others injured.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How much the reader should sympathize with Lisa—whether the character whom Harwicz has created is more aptly seen as a wronged person lashing out or as a more lucid villain—also feels unresolved.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Bill Burr is lashing out at critics for slamming his appearance at the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Workers described incidents of verbal and physical abuse, including reports from women workers who said they had been manhandled and subjected to obscene remarks and threats.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Vancouver completely manhandled a similarly representative Flames lineup, ultimately winning 8-1.
    Thomas Drance, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Rough (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rough%20%28up%29. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

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