roughhoused

Definition of roughhousednext
past tense of roughhouse
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Verb
  • The renowned Federalist Papers of the late 1780s, 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, wrestled with this exact debate.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
  • Ibrahim Sangare handled the ball from the second phase in a 3-1 opening-weekend defeat at Nottingham Forest, while Nathan Collins was wrestled to the floor by Reinildo in their 2-1 loss to Sunderland two weeks later.
    Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • In the photos, the former teammates are seen celebrating wins on the court, relaxing on vacation and cutting up during practice.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • Because the rings were found intact and not cut up for currency, this suggests they were not used for trade but instead served a symbolic purpose, likely decorative, communicating status, wealth, and power.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • While the increasing numbers have been welcomed, authorities have expressed concern that the 60-day visa-free policy was being abused by foreign nationals seeking to work illegally or engage in crime.
    Kocha Olarn, CNN Money, 20 May 2026
  • The accusations against Freddy Zelaya, 46, began after a man came forward to report he had been abused by Zelaya as a child, according to a series of arrest affidavits by the Miami Beach Police Department.
    Sofia Saric May 20, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Verb
  • Magyar has pledged to create the National Asset Recovery and Protection Office, an authority tasked with investigating and seeking to recover public funds allegedly misused during Orbán’s tenure.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2026
  • More than 13 million Americans have misused nitrous oxide, according a 2023 national survey.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.
    Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
  • Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • The mayor did not say anything back and carried on with his remarks.
    Aditi Sangal, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • They were dumped in a bin, along with White House staff burner phones, to make sure nothing was carried on to the presidential jet that could have been used to collect information.
    Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Kabuga did not want to return to Rwanda — which offered to take him — out of fear he would be mistreated.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 May 2026
  • Some of the Richins' children described waking in fear the day their father died and being mistreated by Kouri Richins in statements read by their counselors.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • The first baseman got back in the swing of things on the City Series stage Saturday, connecting for two long balls as the White Sox pummeled the Cubs 8-3 in front of a sellout crowd of 38,795 at Rate Field.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2026
  • But the production crisis, which has rocked Hollywood and pummeled its workforce, has reached a critical juncture.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
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“Roughhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhoused. Accessed 21 May. 2026.

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