ambuscade 1 of 2

as in ambush
a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade, the Comanches took a different path through the mountains

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ambuscade

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verb

as in to ambush
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies

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Noun
  • State investigators allege that Pusser staged an August 12, 1967, pre-dawn ambush that killed his wife, Pauline.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
  • After her attempts to fight the dog off failed, Pasamanick decided to bite the pitbull’s neck, resulting in the dog eventually stopping the ambush.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Bin Laden, through the al-Qaida terrorist organization, targeted the United States for nearly a decade before the 9/11 attacks in 2001, utilizing this large and expansive infrastructure.
    Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Polish officials said 19 objects entered its airspace during a large Russian air attack on Ukraine.
    George Petras, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Ambuscade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambuscade. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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