roughed

past tense of rough

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughed
Verb
  • The long, curly ends she was once revered for were now chopped to her chin, while her bangs mingled over her brows.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Lindsey’s is pure Arkansas-style barbecue featuring a familiar roundup of chicken, hot link sausages, pork shoulder, and pork spare ribs, and beef that was served either chopped or sliced.
    Adrian Miller, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Members of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s NBA Summer League team got pummeled by their Memphis Grizzlies’ counterparts on Saturday evening, falling 111-74 in an opening game in Salt Lake City.
    Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
  • As rain pummeled the lawn in front of the Hatch Shell in Boston, thousands crammed underneath a nearby tunnel to stay dry.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • The younger sons were in their attic room, the oldest out somewhere, wooing the Guidry girl or playing cards with her brothers—when a stronger gust slapped the house.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026
  • Shia also revealed that another one of his former castmates, Weaver, allegedly slapped his father on the set of Holes.
    Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Verb
  • Whyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera.
    John Annese, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Video shows part of arrest in Meridian Ten seconds into the initial video, the officer sitting on the man punched him, according to the footage.
    Alex Brizee July 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
  • Six minutes into the second half, Maradona challenged England goalkeeper Peter Shilton for a loose ball and punched it into the net with his left hand.
    Larry Holder, New York Times, 15 July 2026
Verb
  • After four decades of conflict, the impoverished, aid-dependent country is now buffeted by multiple crises, from natural disasters and climate change to the largest influx of returning refugees the world has seen in decades.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
  • But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
Verb
  • While setting up an attack near the France box, midfielder Dani Olmo overcame a hard challenge that knocked him down to play a through ball to Pedro Porro.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • But England knocked Norway out of the tournament after a dramatic 2-1 victory.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Verb
  • Pop, a Romanian, was rolling through another service game when Bobker whacked an easy backhand beyond the baseline.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • The experience was not entirely dissimilar to getting whacked in the skull.
    Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
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“Roughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughed. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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