Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughed
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There are likely many more programs that could be chopped without most people noticing.—
Las Vegas Review-Journal,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026 -
Cook 3 medium onions, chopped, 3 medium carrots, peeled, chopped, and 2 celery stalks, chopped, in same pot over medium-high heat, stirring often, until onions are browned, about 5 minutes.—
Jenny Rosenstrach,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Hurley was burned out after his Huskies failed to play to the program’s standard, and after he was pummeled nationally during the 2024-25 season for his combustible sideline disposition, in Maui and beyond.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Philosophy, too, is pummelled into profitability.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Delhi skipper Axar Patel got the breakthrough when Sharma slapped him to cover and Nitish Rana took a tough chance above his head in the 10th over.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Andrej, wearing a backward Final Four cap, slapped his dad’s hand, went in for a hug and listened as his dad said a few words, both breaking into big smiles.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Whyte pulled the driver out of the car and cuffed him while the other officers moved to cuff Rivera.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Rockets are a team that lost its starting point guard (Fred VanVleet) at the start of the year while the Knicks brought back and built upon the exact same core that punched the franchise’s first ticket to the conference finals in the last quarter-century.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Manning allegedly punched and kicked Hartman in the face and torso, scratched her, choked her and grabbed her by the hair and slammed her against the floor and wall.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Its involvement now raises the specter of further disruption for a global shipping industry already buffeted by Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz.—
James Legge,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2026
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The incessant sales pitches are buffeted by the usual deafening pounding music, which makes Vin Scully Avenue seem like Las Vegas Boulevard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Thus, the bases were empty when Abreu whacked a double off the wall in left-center, a few feet too short of a second home run.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
29 Mar. 2026
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Ulta Beauty shares are getting whacked this morning, down over 7%.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Roughed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughed. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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