assails

present tense third-person singular of assail
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Verb
  • Dennis tries to hug Roman, but Roman attacks him, punching him multiple times before leaving the hotel room.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
  • After Wednesday disables the machine with an axe, Isaac’s ability no longer works, and Thing attacks him.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The steep new parking surcharge slams the brakes on that, hitting both visitors and the workers who would have served them.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Except Steven gets in a car wreck in episode two of season three, and trauma slams Belly and Jeremiah back together.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Microsoft raids Google’s AI ranks Mustafa Suleyman, one of the founders of Google’s DeepMind, who is now head of Microsoft AI, is raiding his old company for talent, calling them personally on the phone with the promise that life at Microsoft has more of a startup vibe than Google does.
    Diane Brady, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Woke scolds and anti-woke dolts alike objected to the image of Carpenter kneeling in front of a man who appears to be using her hair as a leash.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • When the condition strikes, that signal is distorted, causing muscles to move involuntarily or get stuck in an abnormal position.
    Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The new privacy policy strikes a good balance between depth and ease of reading.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • If your boss criticizes your work, do not argue or retreat.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
  • What the president is trying to do here is very systemic and systematic, and that is, anyone who stands up to the president, anyone who criticizes the president, anyone who says anything adverse to the president's interests gets the full weight of the federal government brought down on them.
    NBC news, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • These are meant to build apprehension, but choppy editing robs the sequence of momentum.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For Christians, the Bible is the word of God, and turning that word into short-form viral content robs it of its power.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Marcello steps in to guide her safely down the mountain, though their connection is quickly cut short when Emily storms off to confront Gabriel and end their relationship.
    Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With a face as crimson as her hair, Ellen storms directly into her brother Colum’s (Séamus McLean Ross) office, demanding answers.
    Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Assails.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assails. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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