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as in wrestled
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as in cut up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughhoused
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Clark wrestled a rebound away from UCF’s Themus Fulks with 16 seconds left and began to dribble away – only to lose the ball out of bounds.—
Daily News,
Daily News,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Aaron Futrell, 44, who served in the Ohio Army National Guard, who was near one of the missile strikes at Al Asad, has wrestled with a cascade of lingering symptoms.—
Steven Beynon,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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When the singing was done Ma Binney brought me back to her tent and cut up a tomato, put it between two slices of bread, and served it to me on a china plate taken from a wooden chest next to her bed-roll.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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Use saws to cut up larger branches before disposal, while flagging and avoiding anything dangerous.—
Timothy Dale,
The Spruce,
15 Mar. 2026
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Other kids in the household also had been physically abused, including a 10-year-old girl who withstood routine beatings with a belt over a 22-month period, Lake County authorities discovered.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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Fares, now 33, was allegedly abused by Rutledge from 2007 to 2010 and Simon, now 37, was allegedly abused from 2001 to 2005.—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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Cook said that while the department has outlined policies limiting how drones can be used, those rules do not guarantee that the technology will not be misused.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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Even those made from durable materials can break if misused.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Police detectives found that Jones was assaulted in a fight that started when a woman slapped another woman who was with Jones outside the club.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2026
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The two had words with each other before Brady slapped Taylor across the face.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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And Billy so brilliantly carried on that spirit of Chris’s style and presence in the band.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2026
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Having heard of the fruitful researches carried on by you last year on the hitherto little understood properties of water surfaces.—
Mariel Carr,
Scientific American,
20 Mar. 2026
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Surveys have found that significant numbers of trans workers report being fired, denied promotions, or mistreated on the job because of their gender identity, Orr said, contributing to broader economic disparities within the trans community.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Despite his status as a transfer, Dent mistreated UCLA’s rival from the jump.—
Aaron Heisen,
Oc Register,
25 Feb. 2026
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Clippers rout the Bucks Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points in 25 minutes and the Clippers pummeled the Milwaukee Bucks 129-96 on Monday night.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
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Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points in 25 minutes and the Los Angeles Clippers pummeled the Milwaukee Bucks 129-96 on Monday night.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Roughhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhoused. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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