as in attacked
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise
the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king
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Recent Examples of ambushed
Police say Perez, 21, was ambushed and shot twice by Ragan in the stairwell of a Motel Seven.
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Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Once a Brink’s driver exited an armored vehicle to deliver money to a business, prosecutors said robbers ambushed them, with testimony in the case later revealing that the conspirators used assault rifles to carry out their robberies.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Another member of the international armed forced tasked with combating criminal gangs in Haiti has been killed after gangs on Tuesday ambushed three armored vehicles and set fire to them.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The Yankees seek to return to the World Series without him, having built a balanced roster that’s already been ambushed by injuries.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Mahdi ambushed Meyers when the officer returned from a birthday celebration for his wife, sister and daughter, prosecutors said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The environmental hostility of playing at altitude doesn’t even seem to apply to the Timberwolves, who stole three playoff games in Denver last season and ambushed the Nuggets in their house again on Wednesday.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacks started this week after reports emerged that Assad loyalists had ambushed and killed members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – the rebel group that spearheaded the rebellion that ousted the former Syrian leader.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Gunmen ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town Thursday, leaving at least 13 security members and 3 civilians dead and many others wounded, a monitoring group and a local official said.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Charles Rabin, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
Once a Brink’s driver exited an armored vehicle to deliver money to a business, prosecutors said robbers ambushed them, with testimony in the case later revealing that the conspirators used assault rifles to carry out their robberies.
—Krystal Nurse, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
Another member of the international armed forced tasked with combating criminal gangs in Haiti has been killed after gangs on Tuesday ambushed three armored vehicles and set fire to them.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2025
The Yankees seek to return to the World Series without him, having built a balanced roster that’s already been ambushed by injuries.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 24 Mar. 2025
Mahdi ambushed Meyers when the officer returned from a birthday celebration for his wife, sister and daughter, prosecutors said.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
The environmental hostility of playing at altitude doesn’t even seem to apply to the Timberwolves, who stole three playoff games in Denver last season and ambushed the Nuggets in their house again on Wednesday.
—Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacks started this week after reports emerged that Assad loyalists had ambushed and killed members of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham – the rebel group that spearheaded the rebellion that ousted the former Syrian leader.
—Mostafa Salem, CNN, 9 Mar. 2025
Gunmen ambushed a Syrian police patrol in a coastal town Thursday, leaving at least 13 security members and 3 civilians dead and many others wounded, a monitoring group and a local official said.
—Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambushed
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As the graph below shows, Bournemouth have primarily attacked down their left flank this season, with the axis between Dean Huijsen at left centre-back, wing-back Kerkez and winger Antoine Semenyo proving crucial.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Canada attacked more fervently afterwards .—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Shaken after being assaulted by a patient, Dana ends her shift by taking down the family photos she’s taped around her workstation.—
Kristen Baldwin,
EW.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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The boy was lured into the Huntington Long Island Rail Road station, where he was robbed and assaulted, investigators said.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
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The cosmic whirlpool was captured in stunning video and appears to have been created by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster falling back toward Earth, according to experts.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
25 Mar. 2025
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The French Football Federation’s social media team captured his return to Clairefontaine, where he was shown sharing an embrace with Deschamps moments after crossing the famous chateau’s threshold.—
Tom Williams,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Ambushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushed. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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