DESCENDED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States and Israel attacked the country in February.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Yemen’s Houthis declared a blockade of Saudi shipping last month, attacked Saudi oil tankers this week, and are threatening to impose tolls, adding urgency to securing the waterway.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacked

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Police said the suspect broke into the home, physically assaulted a resident and fled with several items.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
In 2024, the US paused all avocado imports from the state for more than a week after two US avocado inspectors were assaulted and detained at a police roadblock.

— Michael Rios, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of assaulted

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Members of the Montreal City Police Department found the weapon, a Glock 26, on August 30, 2024, when officers raided a home in relation to a kidnapping investigation, court records show.

— Mark Morales, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
This has been an issue discussed by many across the ACC and Big 12 in previous weeks, wondering aloud what this would prevent in terms of being raided by the others, most notably the SEC.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of raided

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Residents of a Newark, New Jersey, apartment complex got a startling wakeup call Sunday morning when police in tactical gear, responding to reports of multiple people shot, stormed their building.

— Andrew Ramos, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
But the suspect’s sister, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victim became enraged after noticing a scratch on his motorcycle and stormed up to her brother, blaming him for the damage.

— Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

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Drones struck the nearby town of Al-Burj Al-Shamali, which was subsequently hit by a strike from a fighter jet, NNA said on Thursday, adding that people were seen fleeing toward Tyre.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors said the bullet Lagrone fired struck Manns in the arm and lodged in his spine.

— Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of struck

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The Green Bay Packers held their annual Family Night Scrimmage Friday night — a practice inside of Lambeau Field where fans were charged $10 to watch the 2-hour, 15 minute session.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
In 2020, police charged two Los Angeles-area men and a woman with participating in Tran’s killing.

— Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

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