rough (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rough (up)
Verb
  • Buffy loves to groom—in other words, lick—my hair, probably as an act of dominance, according to my vet.
    Elizabeth Denton, Allure, 28 Jan. 2025
  • Having another week off to lick wounds is pretty nice, too.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The series concluded earlier in January after exploring how Grace, who was legally proven to be 21 years old, was abused by two adoptive families before finding her current fresh start with a new family, Vincent and Nicole DePaul.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Jan. 2025
  • During the tantrum, the child verbally abuses the parent and also destroys property within the home.
    Samantha Mann, Parents, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Asked about his identity and to provide authorization, Deng tried to hide his equipment and flee, prompting the officials to take him and his companions into custody.
    Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The entrance is like a secret garden, a shrouded staircase that is trying its best to hide from the throngs of visitors looking for this exact type of postcard-perfect view.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Chargers have the space to potentially attack the top of the market at this position.
    Daniel Popper, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • On Wednesday, gunmen attacked a checkpoint near Jableh, killing two members of the new government’s security force.
    Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • As Israel pounded Gaza in response Hamas vowed not to return the hostages until Israel withdrew its forces from the enclave, permanently ended the war, and allowed for rebuilding.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The first phase of the truce took effect following a three-hour delay during which Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded the Gaza Strip.
    Mohammed Salem, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The escape quickly escalates into a car chase through tunnels and along winding mountain roads as they get ambushed by other mafia members who have been plotting to intercept the heist.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Surveillance video released by the New York Police Department, showed Thompson walking alone on a sidewalk as his masked killer brazenly ambushed him early Wednesday, shooting him multiple times in front of a witness.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Aikman lashed out a couple of times on ESPN during the Texans-Chiefs Wild Card Game.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Mercury has a delivery for Rachel, but the guys who have lashed the Stanfields to a couple of chairs and are interrogating them rather roughly are in the way.
    John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • She’s been wrestled to the ground, double cuffed, manhandled into a squad car and deposited at the Hammocks precinct.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Other officers and prison staff are recorded smiling and joking with each other as Brooks is being manhandled.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Rough (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rough%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.

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