as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against
a remote area of the park in which gangs of hoodlums have been known to bushwhack lone joggers
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Recent Examples of bushwhack
On the fifth day of bushwhacking, Ernest-Beck lost his helmet.
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Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Three years ago, the county created a team to bushwhack through a thicket of bureaucracy to get the jail closed and the inmates diverted.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The first Europeans arrived in 1493, when Columbus bushwhacked onto the island’s shores.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
Other managers returned to their computers after being bushwhacked by news of their fate to find that there would be no goodbyes: The company had already locked them out of their systems.
—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024
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Corbin Reiff, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
Three years ago, the county created a team to bushwhack through a thicket of bureaucracy to get the jail closed and the inmates diverted.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
The first Europeans arrived in 1493, when Columbus bushwhacked onto the island’s shores.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
Other managers returned to their computers after being bushwhacked by news of their fate to find that there would be no goodbyes: The company had already locked them out of their systems.
—Seamus Webster, Fortune, 6 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for bushwhack
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bushwhack
Verb
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The owner of a Wisconsin ski hill is accused of assaulting a 17-year-old boy who did not pay for an entry pass, authorities say.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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He was also convicted of assaulting a child over an eight-year period between 2010 and 2018.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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The mob attacked the sick and elderly and raped multiple women, according to the report.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Government officials and local civil society leaders didn't immediately comment, though Congo's Communications Ministry said the rebels had violated ceasefire agreements and attacked Congolese troops working to avoid urban warfare and violence in Bukavu.—
JUSTIN KABUMBA,
arkansasonline.com,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After it was flagged to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2016, her home was raided.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 Feb. 2025
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Shortly thereafter, federal agents raided the Department of Education’s (DOE) headquarters at Tweed Courthouse, searching for further evidence of corruption.—
Matt Gonzales,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Police said Thompson was walking from his hotel toward the venue on W. 54th St. near Sixth Ave., when he was ambushed by a masked gunman around 6:45 a.m.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Soon, a ransom drop was made, and the men were rescued by a cohort of Moïse in what one of the abductees would describe as the same white Toyota Hilux pickup with a government plates that ambushed them a week earlier.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2025
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Midway through the track, the Iron Maiden vocalist stormed the stage, mic in hand, to sing the song’s iconic chorus alongside Anselmo.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
17 Feb. 2025
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After Russian tanks stormed the border and missiles rained down on much of Ukraine in what Russian Pres.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
16 Feb. 2025
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The chances of a giant space rock striking the Earth have decreased, but NASA and other space agencies are still devising a plan to obliterate it.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
20 Feb. 2025
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For instance, most people assume the pitches most likely to get challenged are strike three and ball four.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Bushwhack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhack. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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