rough it

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Synonyms of rough itnext
: to live under harsh or primitive conditions

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The skeleton crew roughed it from the Himalayas to the desert in Rajasthan and the jungle in Odisha. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026 Now all the fur baby parents are forced to rough it at the neighborhood’s public dog park. — Mimi Montgomery, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 This two-piece Jason Markk kit includes a soft horsehair brush for cleaning suede without roughing it up, plus an eraser for removing stubborn dirt and marks. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Aug. 2026 On Black Rabbit, Bateman the director takes the color palette and dark lighting of Ozark and roughs it up. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rough it

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“Rough it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20it. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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