toughs

plural of tough

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of toughs The local toughs, led by the sadistic Ace Merrill (Kiefer Sutherland), are headed the same way, albeit for different reasons. Sezin Devi Koehler September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toughs
Noun
  • Their neighbor, an older Jewish woman, gets arrested and Nazi thugs brazenly loot her apartment.
    Rabih Alameddine September 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
  • As night falls, armed thugs roam the streets and families pick up guns to protect themselves.
    Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In those times, young people who self-described as gangsters fought for territory, and one of their subversive acts was to tag the walls of the city with the verses of cumbia songs.
    Karla Gachet, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Now is the time to push back in defense of free speech – as strongly and as publicly as the gangsters on the left and right are threatening to revoke it.
    Onkar Ghate, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On Tuesday, a total of 300 federal agents stormed a South Side apartment building that Department of Homeland Security officials say harbored criminals.
    Laura Daniella Sepulveda, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Columns speculated endlessly about the men in Mary’s life, her engagement to Daniel Payne and her connection to local criminals.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Over $200 Off NFL Sunday Ticket NFL fans can make out like bandits with the DraftKings Sportsbook welcome offer.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the bumbling but dogged bandits, Harry and Marv, and Catherine O’Hara brought humor and compassion to the part of Kevin’s mother.
    Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025

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“Toughs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toughs. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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