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as in cut up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughhoused
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Philadelphia showed signs early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.—
Zack Cox,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2026 -
Philadelphia showed signs of a rally early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
19 Apr. 2026
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Scalping the lawn can assist doveweed's spread by cutting up pieces that root all over the lawn.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the photo, Hat Rack is seen nestled within the weblike Sculpture for Traveling (1918), a net of rubber shower caps cut up and glued together that Duchamp took on a trip to Buenos Aires.—
Howard Halle,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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The officer interviewed the brother separately, who also said he was not abused.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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Most importantly, people who are financially disadvantaged are more in danger of being abused at their jobs.—
Liza Lentini,
SPIN,
14 Apr. 2026
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In February, conservative filmmaker Joel Gilbert filed a complaint to the Federal Elections Committee alleging Swalwell misused campaign finance funds on child care for his three children.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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The affidavit also alleges that, during his role as chief, Cantrell misused official information to conduct criminal searches on people involved in a lawsuit with Ashley Ketcherside, including a public official.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2026
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Before the blaze, the city Department of Buildings slapped a partial vacate order on the address because the owner had subdivided the second and third floors into multiple dwellings, officials said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In August last year, Washington slapped a 50% tariff on Indian goods, making exports uncompetitive.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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And so Lobanov and Stetsenko carried on with their plans, exchanging vows at the Palace of Culture and then heading to a nearby café with their guests to celebrate.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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The tradition has carried on, however, as an unsanctioned event on the beach for decades, and has primarily been marketed to HBCU students in the southeast.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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Last year, a Dane County judge appointed a special prosecutor to investigate Ridglan Farms after former employees testified that dogs were being mistreated, including having eye surgeries performed on them without general anesthesia.—
Quinn Clark,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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The message being sent to lower-ranking officers is that they will be assessed on the basis of their gender, race, or politics, rather than their abilities—which will cause many officers to leave rather than stay and be mistreated, and many potential officers not to enlist to begin with.—
Adam Serwer,
The Atlantic,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Yankees pummeled the Royals 13-4 in New York, but Royals catcher Salvador Perez didn’t play.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2026
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It was pummelled by Katrina and has never fully recovered.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Roughhoused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughhoused. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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