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
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Landry is accused of assaulting and shooting the man who was in the home with the woman before leaving Fort Eisenhower.Alexx Altman-Devilbiss, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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On one night, the dorm becomes the site of a massacre, with players violently assaulting each other while the guards deliberately flashed the lights on and off.Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Dec. 2024
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On that day's episode of SmackDown, Cargill was attacked by an unknown assailant and found injured on top of a car.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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But attacking players often experience lulls — just ask the three keen observers of this game picked out by the television cameras, all of whom must have nodded in appreciation of Sarr’s menacing performance.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
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Last Christmas, my Southern Living friends and co-workers decided to raid the magazine archives to plan the menu for our annual party.Josh Miller, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Critics argue that these plans frequently serve more as legal protection for employers than as sincere efforts to enhance employee performance, with many workers feeling ambushed, targeted and destined for failure when placed on a PIP.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The adjustment in build-up patterns ambushed Leipzig and gave Villa immediate control.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
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After publicly scorching the Park District for their policies, the music festival stormed out of Chicago for the SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview.Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
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The former world heavyweight champion, 36, stormed out of the ring after losing out to Ukrainian boxer Oleksandr Usyk in their world heavyweight championships rematch in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, Dec. 22.Escher Walcott, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this month, a driver died in a one-car crash in New Rochelle when their vehicle went off the road and struck a utility box.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Israel has struck Iran repeatedly this year through conventional military means, targeting crucial missile production facilities and anti-aircraft defenses—clearly prevailing in the tit-for-tat exchange of unprecedented direct attacks on each nation’s soil.Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Bushwhack.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushwhack. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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