bum-rushing

Definition of bum-rushingnext
present participle of bum-rush

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The vehicles are flexible, modular and feature advanced software for in-flight collaboration and re-targeting, and support swarming capability of autonomous aircraft.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Arnold’s very sad and wildly premature passing led to fans swarming DSPs and digital retailers to reconnect with some of his signature band’s biggest hits.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But nothing can prepare us for the horrific chaos of the attempted murder, with audience members, security and medics mobbing the stage to halt the attack and urgently tend to the victim.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The kick cut Pittsburgh’s lead to 14-9 and sent the Jaguars into the locker room buzzing, with teammates mobbing the second-year kicker in celebration.
    Tobias Bass, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The strategy marks a shift toward attacking cartels’ financial systems as law enforcement pressure mounts on traditional drug routes.
    Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Dan Ndoye is capable of playing in a central attacking role and Morgan Gibbs-White has looked handy playing in a more advanced role.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • One rider was banned for a year on May 14, 2025 for assaulting a security officer and was banned again for a year just two days later for assaulting a CATS contractor on the Blue Line platform, records obtained by the Observer show.
    Amber Gaudet Updated February 5, Charlotte Observer, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Investigators said detectives with the Daytona Beach Police Department later found two video clips on Melady’s cellphone allegedly showing him assaulting the woman inside the ambulance.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin has stressed that the agency is not invading or raiding classrooms.
    Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • But is raiding your retirement for a home purchase a financially sound idea?
    Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Two men have been accused of robbing a supermarket in Bridgeport at knifepoint on Thursday before leading police on a pursuit that ended in a crash in Woodbridge.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 30 Jan. 2026
  • San Antonio Crime Stoppers is seeking the public’s help to identify two suspects accused of robbing a JCPenney store at Ingram Park Mall in December.
    Raul Trey Lopez, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • He was seated in the bow, and the momentum of the raft pushed him into the alders, where a large branch swept him out of his seat and into the rushing water.
    Emilee Coblentz, Outside, 11 Feb. 2026
  • For many of the workers who have spent the past several days rushing home, secure jobs and fair wages are clearly high on their wish list from the changing government.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • This is the second time in three seasons that Duke has been on the other end of a court storming gone wrong.
    Brendan Marks, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Officials reviewed the play and determined time was left, so fans had to be cleared for Duke to get one final play before storming the court again when the clock officially hit zero.
    Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
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“Bum-rushing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum-rushing. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.

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