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ganged

  • a word derived from gang.

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Ms Hodson said she felt "ganged up on" in that meeting and like she and her school had been left to deal with the problem on their own.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

It can come across as scolding, and it can sometimes seem like the person being fact-checked—no matter how deserving the fact checks—is being ganged up on by the moderators.

From Slate • Sep. 11, 2024

But whereas male chimpanzees frequently ganged up to or defeat rivals or bully females, bonobo males mainly participated in one-on-one fights and rarely attacked members of the opposite sex.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 12, 2024

Remember last year, when bros in their bedrooms ganged up on the Robinhood app, pumped meme stocks like GameStop to absurd heights, got crazy rich and beat Wall Street at its own game?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2022

“You both ganged up on me last time.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith