roughshod

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Recent Examples of roughshod And in the many American cities where cars dominate and public transport is lacking, the priority should be building new infrastructure to move people around efficiently and greenly, not allowing tech startups to run roughshod over public space. Jill Filipovic, CNN, 5 Apr. 2023 Other states must keep education bureaucrats from running roughshod over policy-makers and the public. David Randall, National Review, 10 Feb. 2023 He was replaced by Iaroslav Niagu, who struggled to do much better, as Washington big man Braxton Meah ran roughshod in the paint early on. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023 The Pioneers ran roughshod on North Ridgeville in their 42-6 road win, as Lance Glover Jr. and Jaden Gilbert each scored twice on a combined 15 touches. Matt Goul, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for roughshod
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Adverb
  • Anyone who has been to the West Bank and seen how Israeli security forces and settlers operate and often abuse the Palestinian population will quickly understand why Palestinians are so opposed (and often violently so) to Israel’s presence there.
    Ben Wedeman, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Afterward, prosecutors said Smith was found to have 1,291 child pornography files, several of which involved babies and toddlers and others that showed children being violently raped.
    Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Harrison pops in and out of these different iterations of the characters seamlessly, dropping Midlands slang in his baby blue trackies one moment and then fiercely fighting back tears the next.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Then to collaborate with passionate and fiercely dedicated writer-director Talia Lugacy, was a dream come true.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Testifying for the defense, variety show hosts Ed Sullivan, Garry Moore, and Perry Como vigorously stuck up for the medium that made them.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Other Latin American countries that had suffered under military dictatorships vigorously prosecuted the perpetrators of human rights abuses, but Brazil did not follow suit.
    Omar G. Encarnación, Foreign Affairs, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • For human rights advocates, Johnson’s reluctance to forcefully criticize Bukele at the time was a sign of his undue deference to the Salvadoran leader.
    T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Schiff vehemently denies anything improper.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Trump has vehemently denied writing the message and is now suing the Wall Street Journal for $10 billion over its initial report about the letter.
    Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The number of farm operations filing for bankruptcy remains at historically low levels but has jumped sharply this year as a crisis in the agricultural economy drags on.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The proportion of Americans who believe legal sports betting is bad for both society and sport in the United States has increased sharply over the past three years, according to a new poll.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Fill a large pot nearly to the top with loose potting soil, and press in each plant firmly, leaving plenty of room for growth underneath.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Entering the game, Nacua had only found the end zone once but had already racked up 503 receiving yards on 42 catches, putting him firmly on pace to challenge former Detroit Lions wideout Calvin Johnson’s single-season record of 1,964 yards set in 2012 with Matthew Stafford as his quarterback.
    Cole Sullivan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughshod. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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