as in violently
without thinking or caring about the opinions, rights, or feelings of others
The demanding boss ran roughshod over her demoralized employees.
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Recent Examples of roughshod
Brock runs roughshod over Canyon to advance Brock broke open a close game with 12 runs in the fourth inning to run rule Canyon 16-2 in 5 innings in Game 2 on Friday to sweep the Class 4A Division II series that was held at Lubbock Christian University.
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
The Oklahoma City Thunder, top-seeded in the NBA playoffs for the third consecutive season, are running roughshod over opponents.
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Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
The goal, Hall’s second of the series, came with less than five minutes left in a wild and physical frame in which Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven knocked out Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin with a crushing hit and Ottawa forward Ridly Greig tried to run roughshod on the Canes.
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Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Above all else, the Big East cleared space for college basketball in a world increasingly run roughshod by the pigskin.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 May 2026
The Oklahoma City Thunder, top-seeded in the NBA playoffs for the third consecutive season, are running roughshod over opponents.
—
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
The goal, Hall’s second of the series, came with less than five minutes left in a wild and physical frame in which Senators defenseman Tyler Kleven knocked out Carolina defenseman Alexander Nikishin with a crushing hit and Ottawa forward Ridly Greig tried to run roughshod on the Canes.
—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Above all else, the Big East cleared space for college basketball in a world increasingly run roughshod by the pigskin.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for roughshod
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Attempts to organize farmworkers were often crushed violently.
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Taylor and Mortensen have been engaged in a contentious, high-profile legal battle after a pair of investigations were launched by Utah police departments in February into allegations that each acted violently during altercations that month.
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Trust is constructed slowly, personally, and protected fiercely.
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Yet the illusion has quickly faded, revealing an appetite for the biggest stage that remains fiercely insatiable.
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Georgia’s most influential dishes could be debated vigorously, but there’s no question that food has been an integral part of the South’s culture.
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Other studio heads, such as Marvel’s Kevin Feige or Warners’ Pam Abdy, are known to get vigorously involved in the post-production process.
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As police tried to handcuff Sever, the Westmoreland County District Attorney's Office said Sever swung at troopers and forcefully grabbed at a trooper's duty weapon, which was secured in a holster.
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Both Rama and Berisha forcefully condemned the act, as did five of the protest’s key leaders and Galit Peleg, Israel’s top diplomat in Tirana.
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Trump has vehemently denied her claims and disputed the Manhattan civil jury's 2023 unanimous verdict.
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In addition to the draft changes, owners have already proposed a big-league salary cap and floor, both of which the MLB players’ union vehemently opposes.
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Duenas expected sales to climb sharply in the weeks leading up to the tournament and said his customers are coming from all walks of life, including fans from foreign countries.
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Today, visitors can spot wildlife like bison, bighorn sheep, prairie dogs, and black-footed ferrets among the sharply eroded buttes.
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Burnout, by contrast, is a harder reason for many owners to say out loud, especially when the business is still healthy, and the outward signs of success remain firmly in place.
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Meloni was firmly in the fold at a late June meeting in Berlin with the leaders of Germany, France, Britain and Poland.
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“Roughshod.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/roughshod. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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