as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
a remote area of the park in which gangs of hoodlums have been known to bushwhack lone joggers
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Recent Examples of bushwhack
But their grueling three-hour journey of uphill bushwhacking in the rain ended in disappointment.
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
On the fifth day of bushwhacking, Ernest-Beck lost his helmet.
—Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Three years ago, the county created a team to bushwhack through a thicket of bureaucracy to get the jail closed and the inmates diverted.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The first Europeans arrived in 1493, when Columbus bushwhacked onto the island’s shores.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Oct. 2024
On the fifth day of bushwhacking, Ernest-Beck lost his helmet.
—Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Three years ago, the county created a team to bushwhack through a thicket of bureaucracy to get the jail closed and the inmates diverted.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The first Europeans arrived in 1493, when Columbus bushwhacked onto the island’s shores.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushwhack
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Uber has said the driver gave them a different version of events, saying the driver claimed the two riders fought in the back of his car and assaulted him at the end of the trip.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Apr. 2025
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Warhorse bandmates drummer Tre Cool and bassist Mike Dirnt assaulted their instruments with their trademark goofiness and aggression, with three other touring members helping fill the massive venue with a legion of guitars and keys.—
Jeff Miller,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2025
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Korematsu was just 22 years old and working hard to expand his family’s flower nursery outside San Francisco when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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Every American should reject the president's and his cronies' illegitimate use of government power to attack his enemies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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A little less than a month after the meeting, the FBI raided the offices of Feeding Our Future.—
Alex Derosier,
Twin Cities,
12 Apr. 2025
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Getty Images — Erin Doherty 23 Hours Ago Tech, finance leaders reportedly visiting Trump to ‘talk common sense’ on tariffs An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022.—
Erin Doherty,Annika Kim Constantino,Yun Li,
CNBC,
5 Apr. 2025
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Investigators said Rubio-Perez ambushed the 52-year-old woman in the parking lot.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2025
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Facing rookie Angels reliever Michael Darrell-Hicks, Smith ambushed a first-pitch sinker for a single toward the middle of the field.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Such is the case with this 15-minute fictionalized short inspired by the traumatic aftermath of a real event — when a group of Proud Boys in 2022 stormed a Drag Queen Story Hour program at the East Bay’s San Lorenzo Library and proceeded to hurl gay and transphobic slurs there.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
16 Apr. 2025
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Soon after Noboa took office in 2023, the country suffered back-to-back emergencies: a notorious gang leader escaped from prison; days later, a band of gunmen stormed a major TV station and took the staff hostage.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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The scalloped edges strike again in this rattan tray, which can hold decorative items like an oversized knot sculpture or serve as a mini drink station in your home office—something Open Door alum Kathy Hilton once suggested to her daughter Paris. .—
Blake Bakkila,
Architectural Digest,
21 Apr. 2025
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The flooding is part of severe weather that struck multiple states in the South late Saturday and into Sunday.—
Matthew Rehbein,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Bushwhack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhack. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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