bum-rushed

Definition of bum-rushednext
past tense of bum-rush

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum-rushed
Verb
  • In the first half of the Super Bowl on Sunday, Seattle’s defense mobbed Maye, the Patriots’ young quarterback, often sending blitzes at him.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The Bulldogs drew up a play for Jake Heidbreder, who calmly drained an open 18-footer on the left baseline at the buzzer and was mobbed by students spilling out of the Save Mart Center stands.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Cellphone video obtained by CBS News shows the moment 200 officers then swarmed the property.
    Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Seattle swarmed Maye all game, sacked him six times, forced him into three turnovers and generally gave him little room to breathe as the Seahawks beat the Patriots 29-13 in Super Bowl 60.
    Tim Rohan, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The book's Japanese translator was murdered, and others associated with it were attacked.
    Anderson Cooper, CBS News, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Because as Bam Adebayo attacked a second-quarter offensive rebound with seemingly nothing but open air space toward the rim, teammate Kel’el Ware had similar thoughts of contesting that same carom of that Davion Mitchell errant attempt.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The charges stem from an incident in which Diggs allegedly assaulted the unnamed female employee over a paycheck dispute at his Dedham, Massachusetts, residence, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Enterprise, part of the USA TODAY Network.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Then, in 2012, a process server sued Hadder, claiming he was assaulted and wrongfully arrested while trying to serve a subpoena.
    Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The two suspects robbed the victim at gunpoint before fleeing the home, according to police.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Federal officials said Wright and others robbed at least five victims in Windsor and Bloomfield between July and November 2020.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Patients evacuated amid hospital blaze A fire tore through a northeastern Pennsylvania hospital, sending smoke billowing into the air as dozens of patients were evacuated and emergency medical crews were rushed in from across the region, authorities said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Gold prices climbed after major central banks added to their reserves and investors rushed to buy the traditional safe-haven asset amid global political turmoil.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Technically, fans stormed the court twice.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The United States has not maintained a physical embassy in Tehran since the Iranian revolution in 1979, when militants stormed the building and held Americans hostage for 444 days.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Investigators allege that Andrade and Rodriguez ambushed 6ix9ine’s mother at gunpoint in the garage of the rapper’s Wellington, Florida home.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 3 Feb. 2026
  • The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said an ICE agent shot a Venezuelan national in the leg after agents were allegedly ambushed and attacked with a shovel.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Bum-rushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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