gang up

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Recent Examples of gang up Feeling like she was being ganged up on, Rose ended up flipping Barlow off and left. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 26 Sep. 2024 As the trust stands now, all four siblings would have an equal vote – which means the three other eldest Murdoch kids, most of whom are estranged from their father, could gang up on Lachlan. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2024 Players can trade freely, but this can lead to ganging up, and there’s a robber mechanic that can cause arguments, so set some ground rules. Simon Hill, WIRED, 17 July 2024 In contrast with male chimpanzees—which live in patriarchal groups and often gang up to fatally attack rivals or coerce females into mating—male bonobos (pictured) almost exclusively fight fellow males in one-on-one confrontations and have never been observed killing another. science.org, 8 Apr. 2020 See all Example Sentences for gang up 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
Verb
  • The personal and political hang together in a tight and satisfying braid.
    Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
  • If these five justices hang together against ghost guns, that won’t be a particularly unexpected plot twist.
    Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
Verb
  • The schedule is a mess since the guests are planning to go clubbing until 5 a.m.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Robert clubbed 38 home runs and stole 20 bases in 2023, though his 2024 season was lackluster at best.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Women’s Sports conference in October, three investors believe that capital needs to move in other arenas outside of the teams and leagues themselves.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The leagued also honored Willie Mays, the baseball icon who died on Tuesday and used to call Rickwood Field home.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 21 June 2024
Verb
  • And now the pair have collaborated on their first cookbook, bringing fan-favorite Mediterranean dishes and California cool to homes around the country.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Nature has reclaimed an old coal mine in southern Indiana, and state environmentalists have collaborated to ensure the land will belong to all Hoosiers.
    Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Dec. 2024

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