ganging

verb

present participle of gang
as in grouping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ganging
  1. grouping
  2. allying
  3. teaming
  4. cooperating
  5. coupling
  6. mixing
  7. colluding
  8. tying
Verb
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Williams kept the respective songs from each album close together, grouping them in three- and four-track clusters.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
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  • The first three wives are dressed in the same colors at first, while Bolanle and Baba Degi appear more in tandem, evidence of who is allying themselves with whom.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • In 1940, Germany, Italy and Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, formally allying the World War II Axis powers.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of allying
Verb
  • Vásquez made his first start toward the end of April 2024 and wound up making 20 starts while teaming with Matt Waldron as a bridge while the team managed injuries to both Darvish and Musgrove.
    — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Definition of teaming
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  • Ortiz Turley, who specializes in commercial real estate, told The Star on Wednesday morning that the chamber is fully cooperating with the ongoing law enforcement investigation.
    — Sofi Zeman October 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Assemblyman Manny De Los Santos (D-Manhattan), who showed up at the scene, was told that ICE agents weren’t cooperating with the NYPD.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of cooperating
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  • For the project Winter and her team tired coupling plasma with electrocatalysis.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
  • The authors of the Nature Energy paper found a way around that obstacle by coupling two ultra-thin nickel-titanium films.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of coupling
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  • Developmental samples are experimental by nature, often mixing different materials and fibers, playing around with sequins or embellishments, maybe integrating zippers or buttons.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Stir in the salt and then the flour and continue mixing until all the dry ingredients are hydrated and a rough dough forms.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of mixing
Verb
  • Rights groups have accused the military of colluding with the settlers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Most crimes across Mexico went unsolved, and authorities sometimes appeared to be colluding with criminals instead of fighting them.
    — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of colluding
Verb
  • Trump is leaning into transactional politics by tying his administration directly to economic benefits in states that could determine control of Congress.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Other fans criticized Clark for celebrating at a concert only hours after missing a potential game-tying shot in Indiana’s loss.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of tying
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“Ganging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ganging. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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