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noun

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Recent Examples of rough-and-tumble
Adjective
The trappings of the Senate were another world from Mr. Abourezk’s rough-and-tumble childhood on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, where his Lebanese parents had immigrated and ran a general store. Stephen Groves, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Feb. 2023 The startup’s rough-and-tumble experiments are even more telling. Justine Calma, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
Noun
In this rough-and-tumble era, trade wars were frequent and destabilizing. Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 14 May 2025 The English actor is a perfect pairing with the kinetic Evans, as he's played rough-and-tumble brawlers in several bone-crunchers, including Bronson (2008), Warrior (2011), and The Revenant (2015), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 26 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rough-and-tumble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rough-and-tumble
Adjective
  • Most young kids who are just getting used to their animal friends tend to be a little rough with them at first.
    Marilyn La Jeunesse, Parents, 9 July 2025
  • While a canker sore is forming, that part of your mouth may also tingle, burn or feel rough.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • If a person tears off someone’s ear or nose in a bar brawl, jail time is almost certain.
    Laura A. Bischoff, The Enquirer, 4 July 2025
  • There's much to consider about this hypothetical brawl.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • At times, Alcaraz was almost as clumsy as Federer in his last hurrah here against Hubert Hurkacz in 2021.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • But things get weighed down by a clumsy body-swapping plot and a pairing between Joe and 22 that never fully pays off.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump broke his silence one day after reports of a clash between U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino about the release of a memo regarding Jeffrey Epstein, which prompted conservatives on social media to call for the president to fire her.
    Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
  • Steve Garcia When the betting odds were first published for the Calvin Kattar vs. Steve Garcia featherweight clash, Garcia was listed as a -140 betting favorite over the +115 Kattar.
    Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Montana Department of Labor & Industry reported that its top three imports from Canada in 2021 were crude oil, platinum waste and scrap, and conifer wood.
    Jenna Sundel Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
  • China's demand for petrol and diesel is falling as electric vehicle sales surge, but the trend is being masked by the country's massive strategic stockpiling of crude oil, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Friday.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 11 July 2025
Adjective
  • Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • Mowing during a neighbor’s party is considered rude because the noise disrupts conversation and spoils the relaxed mood.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The brand showed off its novel approach to creating a modern version of a vintage Land Rover Defender replete with switch panels for off-road performance and accessories and a rough-and-ready chassis design.
    Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
  • Their rough-and-ready vérité shooting style creates an intimacy with the subject that deepens the emotional response to music that for many of us is ingrained in our DNA.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.
    Joseph J. Kolb, Fox News, 18 July 2017
  • Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.
    OregonLive.com, OregonLive.com, 12 July 2017

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“Rough-and-tumble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rough-and-tumble. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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