roughhoused

Definition of roughhousednext
past tense of roughhouse

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Verb
  • Martinez went to Vietnam last summer, the sixth different country she’s wrestled or trained in.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Host cities have always wrestled with the gap between a beautiful concept and a functional object, and the ribbon attachment has been a persistent headache for decades.
    Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.
    Alex Robert Ross, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
  • Such a potato is cut up into sections, each having a sprout or two.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One of the victims was 16 when Shroats allegedly abused her.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The robots get stuck in potholes, can’t reach doorbells and are sometimes abused by humans.
    Nilesh Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Claude Code Security builds on over a year of research by the company’s Frontier Red Team, an internal group of about 15 researchers tasked with stress-testing the company’s most advanced AI systems and probing how they might be misused in areas such as cybersecurity.
    Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Several initial reports speculated that his resignation stemmed from the ongoing federal probe into whether union officials misused licensed funds for personal enrichment.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • From there Moss scrapped to two outs, but the Bruins worked the bases loaded before Martin slapped a single up the middle to drive in two runs.
    Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Kyiv's allies have slapped heavy sanctions on Moscow, forcing it to redirect its key oil exports toward new markets, particularly in Asia.
    CBS News, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Authorities say no hazardous material was being carried on the train and that there is no public safety hazard.
    Jack Springgate, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • These put together imperfections carried on into the details of the show’s beauty look.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Despite his status as a transfer, Dent mistreated UCLA’s rival from the jump.
    Aaron Heisen, Oc Register, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Several cases involve force and abuse The AP’s review found a pattern of charges involving ICE employees and contractors who mistreated vulnerable people in their care.
    Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • An historic nor’easter pummeled the region on Monday — with one spot even breaking the snow record from the Blizzard of ’78 — as power crews work around the clock to try to restore electricity for hundreds of thousands.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • An off-duty NYPD cop was pummeled to the ground by a Brooklyn couple during an argument over them shoveling snow onto her property, officials said Tuesday.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
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“Roughhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhoused. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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