as in to team (up)
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Recent Examples of gang up
Perez and Rodriguez ganged up on Kairi, but Asuka made the save.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
In the ensuing Panthers’ power play, the Canadian squad turned its attention to Matthew Tkachuk as a pair of Oilers ganged up on the winger behind the Edmonton net, touching off another round of pushing and shoving.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
The Money in the Bank match started with five of the six combatants ganging up on top heel Seth Rollins.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Those kinds of stressors can gang up to trigger or worsen body image issues or eating disorder symptoms.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 27 May 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
In the ensuing Panthers’ power play, the Canadian squad turned its attention to Matthew Tkachuk as a pair of Oilers ganged up on the winger behind the Edmonton net, touching off another round of pushing and shoving.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 10 June 2025
The Money in the Bank match started with five of the six combatants ganging up on top heel Seth Rollins.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Those kinds of stressors can gang up to trigger or worsen body image issues or eating disorder symptoms.
—Amy Norton, SELF, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
Verb
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Given all these hazards, the broader market hung together OK.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
7 Aug. 2025
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There's ultimately little Democrats will be able to do to stop the bill from passing if Republicans hang together.—
Allison Pecorin,
ABC News,
23 June 2025
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Some of my favorite memories include overnight camping in the Sahara Desert, running with the bulls in Spain, clubbing in Berlin, and the four-day Salkantay trek in Peru.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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There are also some, mostly young fans, who don’t have a team and will follow a particular player, shifting their allegiance from club to club as their hero moves through their career.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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The broadcasts have become dominated by heavy-handed sports gambling ads — an industry that leagues and teams alike have embraced — and the halftime show is pushing prop bets to the masses.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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Later, a brief one-on-one match between Will and league up-and-coming superstar Mane Attraction is shown.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
9 June 2025
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Using it well will require knowing when to automate versus when to collaborate.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
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Communicate effectively with the school community by collaborating with the union, ensuring transparent and timely updates to staff and families, leveraging existing community school coordinators to connect with families, and engaging students to provide feedback on the redesign vision.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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