roughhoused

verb

past tense of roughhouse
1
as in wrestled

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2
as in cut up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughhoused
  1. wrestled
  2. cut up
  3. abused
  4. carried on
  5. misused
  6. slapped
  7. mistreated
  8. pummeled
Verb
  • Tempers flared late in the fourth quarter when Kings center Dylan Cardwell and Nets guard Egor Demin wrestled for a loose ball.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
  • The shooting may have been worse if not for the actions of a Muslim immigrant from Syria who wrestled a gun from one of the alleged attackers.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of wrestled
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  • Unusual colorways and short production runs contribute to rarity, and uncut original lengths are prized, since most bolts have been cut up and used.
    — Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2026
  • Everything is cut up and put together through chance operations into what Cage called a Musicircus.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of cut up
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  • Hodge says he was abused in multiple federal penitentiaries, but was frequently blocked from filing complaints about it.
    — Christie Thompson, NPR, 13 July 2026
  • Prosecutors have alleged that Millete physically abused May, pointing to her past journal entries.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
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  • Fans like Melau carried on as if Brazil, a frequent World Cup contender, was still playing.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
  • Pipeline line fill, tank bottoms and other operational inventories are often carried on company balance sheets but generate little direct revenue.
    — Mia Gindis, Fortune, 9 July 2026
Definition of carried on
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  • No company is immune to data breaches or leaks, and there is always the risk that sensitive data will be misused by companies or bad actors.
    — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
  • The judge concluded that the plaintiffs failed to show that their data was misused as a result of the breach.
    — Chase Jordan July 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2026
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  • Women slapped their heads with their hands in mourning, while men beat their chests in unison, a tradition observed at Shia Muslim funerals.
    — Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
  • Chestnut drunkenly slapped a man at a bar in Indiana and pleaded guilty to the charge in April.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
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  • There’s a lot of talk about dogs being bred and sold, and Lopez said she’s seen evidence of animals being mistreated.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • By 1790, half of the world's coffee was being grown in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, in what is today Haiti, Pendergrast says, where slaves were routinely mistreated, raped and murdered.
    — James Doubek, NPR, 3 July 2026
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  • 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
Definition of pummeled
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