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
On the fifth day of bushwhacking, Ernest-Beck lost his helmet.
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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
Other managers returned to their computers after being bushwhacked by news of their fate to find that there would be no goodbyes: The company had already locked them out of their systems.
—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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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
Other managers returned to their computers after being bushwhacked by news of their fate to find that there would be no goodbyes: The company had already locked them out of their systems.
—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for bushwhack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushwhack
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After assaulting her, Diaz repeatedly called and texted her, but the woman turned down any further job opportunities, according to prosecutors.Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
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Mazza was sentenced to five years in prison for carrying a gun and assaulting police officers.Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2025
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Another opportunity to attack a black woman in power.James Powel, USA TODAY, 11 Jan. 2025
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Defensive vulnerabilities highlight areas on the field where offenses might be able to attack in the passing game.Joe Reedy, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Listen to this article On Oct. 1, 2020, federal agents raided the home of an Adams County man.Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
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This small insectivorous bird disappeared as rats raided its nests.Scott Travers, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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Instead of an upset victory, ASU was ambushed, 38-13, the final 20 minutes by a KU full-court press that forced 12 turnovers.Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Jan. 2025
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The security officials said that several top militants from the Pakistani Taliban had died in the airstrikes, which came days after 16 Pakistani military personnel were ambushed and killed in a border district.Zia ur-Rehman, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kevin Owens stormed the ring, causing Cody Rhodes to fight him up the aisle and toward backstage.Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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In early March 2022, Russians stormed into the city, occupying part of it.Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025
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The video struck a chord with many gaining millions of views on the app.Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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The home’s owner, who requested anonymity, cleared nearby vegetation well ahead of time and removed anything flammable from the home’s perimeter just hours before the fire struck.Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 15 Jan. 2025
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