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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughed
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Second, the animation in the trailer for the new Shrek movie is, some are saying, chopped and unc.
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Right now, Amazon chopped $300 off the Omen’s usual $2,199 list price to send it under $1,900.
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Israeli troops advanced to its outskirts and didn’t enter, but their strikes pummeled what had been an economic powerhouse of Shiite business affluence.
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Holland pummeled Sweden 5-1 and has scored seven goals through its two matches.
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The Republican president has slapped his image and name on buildings, torn down storied structures, altered others, started massive construction projects and deployed armed military personnel.
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Emmanuel shook his dreadlocks in disbelief, pointed to the sky, dropped to one knee and slapped the concrete three times.
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Whyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera.
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Algeria turned up the pressure in the second half and had multiple shots on goal that Jordan goalkeeper Yazeed Abulaila punched away, but a corner kick in the 69th minute proved to be the Jordanian keeper’s kryptonite.
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At least in comparison to Gragson being punched by Ross Chastain at the Kansas Speedway three years ago.
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In a business that has been buffeted by disruption for the last 20 years, I am truly blessed to stand at this moment in my career.
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After the police disbandment measure failed, O'Hara joined the bureaucracy of a deeply progressive city that is regularly buffeted by political battles between the mayor and the City Council, and among council members.
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Ismael Saibari knocked a right-footed shot from the center of the box, with an assist from Hakimi.
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Neighbors knocked on her door to help her leave with her mother.
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The experience was not entirely dissimilar to getting whacked in the skull.
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Hastings whacked a triple down the right-field line to bring in two runs and give the Diamonds a 3-2 lead.
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“Roughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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