as in to team (up)
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Recent Examples of gang up
The men gang up on her and Benedict comes to the rescue, decking one of them in the face.
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
But Georgi was more upset that his wife and sister continue to gang up on him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Within a few moments, the teen wounded with his own knife reached out to friends to gang up on the person who stabbed him.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2026
Putting Scooby-Doo and the gang up against real monsters creates some great storytelling opportunities.
—Robert Niles, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
But Georgi was more upset that his wife and sister continue to gang up on him.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Within a few moments, the teen wounded with his own knife reached out to friends to gang up on the person who stabbed him.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gang up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gang up
Verb
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But unlike in other disputes, the players did not hang together, expressing significant division with union leadership.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
19 May 2026
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But, for many, what is known for sure is dwarfed by what might possibly hang together.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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Zendaya’s character has had a rough season, recently narrowly avoiding having her head clubbed off with a polo mallet.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
25 May 2026
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Following the team's landslide victory against Freiburg on May 20, the Prince of Wales went clubbing to celebrate the win.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
Verb
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The Athletic’s subscribers have the chance to win our Premier League predictions league this weekend.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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With veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins on the roster, the franchise could choose, at least initially, to let the Miami native watch and get acclimated to league.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Your practical eye helps people collaborate without blame.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
23 May 2026
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Officials are focusing on protecting the environment, as crews have teams measuring the extent of the flows and working with collaborating agencies, Katon said.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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“Gang up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gang%20up. Accessed 28 May. 2026.
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