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Recent Examples of rusher
The team’s running backs have been so ineffective that Mahomes was the team’s leading rusher through the first five games.
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
In fact, his deal got done after every other pass-rusher due for a contract had his situation addressed.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
In pass protection, Will Campbell struggled with Steelers outside linebacker Nate Herbig, an underrated pass-rusher with plus athleticism and a few strong moves.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The star pass-rusher immediately came out of the game as the quarter came to a close.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
In fact, his deal got done after every other pass-rusher due for a contract had his situation addressed.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
In pass protection, Will Campbell struggled with Steelers outside linebacker Nate Herbig, an underrated pass-rusher with plus athleticism and a few strong moves.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
The star pass-rusher immediately came out of the game as the quarter came to a close.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rusher
Noun
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The trailer already gives you an idea of the memes that will spawn from this movie, between Grogu using that telescope, summoning a bowl of chips with the Force, riding on a mini speeder with a bunch of Babu Friks, or eating space popcorn at a sporting event with dad.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The Broncos closed his escape routes, too, limiting his impact as a scrambler.—
Nick Kosmider,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Anderson’s chaotic but intensely touching father-daughter saga is set against a cluttered canvas of revolutionaries, cultists and political hustlers.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
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Stanfield co-stars as Grofield, his quick-thinking partner-in-crime who’s part actor, part hustler, and wholly unpredictable.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Rusher.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rusher. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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