descended (on or upon)

verb

past tense of descend (on or upon)
as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against the shock troops descended on the village without warning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descended (on or upon)
  1. attacked
  2. assaulted
  3. raided
  4. stormed
  5. struck
  6. charged
Verb
  • In a handwritten statement included in the application, Grayson appeared to show little remorse for his actions and maintained that Massey attacked him with the pot of hot water.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Ignorance is off the table and so is naivete, which leaves only motive — and so motive is what gets attacked.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • As the investigation continued, officers received information about a third 10-year-old girl who was allegedly assaulted.
    — Tim Fang, CBS News, 30 July 2026
  • The charges allege that several members of the Cheltenham High School football team assaulted a then-15-year-old sophomore after two pre-season practices last year, and that the coaches kept quiet after the victim reported the second incident.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • In Kogi State, bandits recently raided an orphanage and took twenty-three children hostage.
    — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Seven of 10 adult child caregivers have taken a hit to their job or career to keep caring, and nearly 1 in 3 have raided or scaled back their own retirement savings, Bay Alarm Medical said.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of raided
Verb
  • Spain erected a 1,600-foot sea barrier off Ceuta after tens of thousands of migrants stormed the frontier, a deadly rush that left at least 67 dead.
    — Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Sami and Finn brawled with Gunther before Nick Aldis stormed out and got the better of Gunther in a brawl of his own.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of stormed
Verb
  • The witness also reported that Richardson’s car nearly struck hers and the vehicle of another driver.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
  • In Kyiv, Russian forces struck the capital with ballistic missiles, killing a 31-year-old man and wounding two others, the National Police press service said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of struck
Verb
  • Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Owen Lars Anderson, a 37-year-old man from Blacksburg, Virginia, has been charged in the case.
    — Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of charged
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“Descended (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descended%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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