Encounter
Encounter noun - A brief clash between enemies or rivals.
Gang and encounter are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gang" instead a noun "Encounter".
Nearby Words: encountered, encountering
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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The gang is on a forward-only time machine looking for a backwards time machine, and the Eloi-like race they encounter say they could have one ready in five years.
Source: The Morlocks - In Bittersweet Candy Bowl, Lucy kisses Mike after a particularly unpleasant encounter with some youth gang members.
Source: It Doesn't Mean Anything -
Cynicism: After his encounter with the gang, Mack is pretty convinced he lives in a Crapsack World.
Source: Film / Grand Canyon
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