BUM-RUSH Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

bum-rush

verb

Definition of bum-rush

as in to mob

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Recent Examples of bum-rush Ground vermin don’t tend to be bum-rushed out in a few hours. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 Dec. 2025 Listen to him bum-rush a workers’ union meeting and begin describing, with over-enthusiastic earnestness, how dogs get a raw deal. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2025 Reenactors portraying British sentries were bum-rushed by a swarm of whooping Green Mountain Boys. — Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025 When Klepper was covering a protest at a school board meeting, somebody bum-rushed him. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 15 May 2025 These artists bum-rushed the entire industry — from blazing defiant lyrics to becoming record mogul millionaires in corporate boardrooms; baggy jeans, baseball caps, leather sneakers and hoodies became a billion-dollar market. — Ronald E. Scott, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025 The Cardinals bum-rushed the southpaw for a pair of solo homers in the opening frame. — Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2024

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After falling on hard times particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, malls today are in a renaissance as teens mob them once more.

— Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The line outside the Manhattan nightclub Joyface was always hectic, but on Saturday night it was particularly mobbed.

— Shane O’Neill, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of mob

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Flies swarmed through South Florida restaurant inspections this week as businesses had trouble keeping the insects outside and off the food.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
At least a dozen fire trucks, ambulances, and police vehicles swarmed downtown Oklahoma City on Tuesday evening as emergency personnel responded to what appeared to be a fire at Corporate Tower.

— Jessie Christopher Smith, Oklahoman, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of swarm

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In Iran, Afghans have been attacked by mobs and baselessly accused of collaborating with Israel; some legal residents have had police tear up their documents in front of them.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 31 Aug. 2026
On Saturday, an Ebola response team was attacked on the outskirts of the town of Mambasa in Ituri province while responding to a call to secure a body.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of attack

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Paramedics with the Liberty Fire Department rushed to his aid and took him to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026
Outside the emergency room entrance, Katie Winschief floated above her body as paramedics put her in a wheelchair and rushed her toward the hospital doors.

— Michael Collins, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of rush

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Kennedy’s post also assailed Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who has criticized Kennedy’s anti-vaccine rhetoric and activism.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, whose administration was widely assailed for its desultory initial response, has made high-profile appearances in La Guaira.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of assail

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However, officials have yet to determine exactly what type of animal is ambushing the unsuspecting humans.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Lakanwal ambushed the Guard members outside a subway station three blocks from the White House, according to prosecutors.

— Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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