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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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
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Also watch out for ambush drones parked by the side of the road, which take off when a target approached.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025 -
But in South Africa, the two leaders’ reaction to their Oval Office ambush served as a remarkable public display of a new era in the country’s politics, one marked by solidarity and compromise.—
Kate Bartlett,
Christian Science Monitor,
9 June 2025
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This is essential to stop further erosion of the rule of law, the attack on democracy, and the threat of authoritarianism.—
Mark A. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
17 June 2025
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Even after that, Microsoft refused to take full responsibility and hasn’t done enough to prevent future attacks.—
Jovante Teague,
Sun Sentinel,
17 June 2025
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“Ambuscade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambuscade. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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