roughshod

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Recent Examples of roughshod Other states must keep education bureaucrats from running roughshod over policy-makers and the public. David Randall, National Review, 10 Feb. 2023 He was replaced by Iaroslav Niagu, who struggled to do much better, as Washington big man Braxton Meah ran roughshod in the paint early on. Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2023 The Eagles collectively ran roughshod over the 49ers and New York Giants (in the divisional round) by a collective score of 69-14, surrendering 391 total yards while pitching shutouts in six of eight postseason quarters. Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2023 The Pioneers ran roughshod on North Ridgeville in their 42-6 road win, as Lance Glover Jr. and Jaden Gilbert each scored twice on a combined 15 touches. Matt Goul, cleveland, 2 Oct. 2022 See All Example Sentences for roughshod
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughshod
Adverb
  • Latin American markets, notably Brazil, are fiercely contested.
    Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The next spring, Henry arrived at the Second Virginia Convention in mourning for his recently deceased wife but just as fiercely determined to fight for the Colonies.
    Cassandra Good, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • The reason Trump has acted so quickly and vigorously to eliminate wasteful spending, reduce the size of the federal workforce and deport criminal migrants is to force the courts to deal with the legal issues surrounding the president’s actions sooner rather than later.
    Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Parnell, Hegseth and others have vigorously defended the sweeping purge despite the flaws.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Adverb
  • Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 22 Mar. 2025
  • Across a series of tense meetings in the first half of February, a small number of senior NASA leaders tried to persuade Acting Administrator Petro to push back forcefully against the order to fire probationary employees.
    David W. Brown, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2025

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“Roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughshod. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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