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)
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Crabtree stopped, turned, attacked the ball and snagged it.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025 -
Nelson claimed to police that the man attacked her and their son after opening the car door.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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An 88-year-old Seattle woman was hospitalized with serious injuries after a man violently assaulted and robbed her, biting off her finger and stealing her jewelry, police say.—
Sophia Compton,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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The former Fox Sports analyst allegedly assaulted 69-year-old Perry Tole in an alley, and the ensuing fight left both men hospitalized with serious injuries.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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On Monday, the Marion County Board of Commissioners agreed to more than $3 million in combined payouts to three journalists and a former city councilor whose home was also raided.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
12 Nov. 2025
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Mack was initially arrested in April 2018, after federal authorities in March 2018 raided NXIVM headquarters near Albany.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Around 500 Hamas terrorists stormed the kibbutz, killing 47 people and taking 76 hostages out of the 251 abducted across Israel that day.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The demonstration turned violent, and some people stormed Morelia’s Government Palace.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, The Orange County Register reported.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since Brightline began running trains in Florida in 2017, 193 people have been struck and killed, most of them pedestrians who were not at official crossings, according to a Miami Herald/WLRN investigation.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Chengxuan Han, who also previously worked at the laboratory, was earlier charged with smuggling and making false statements.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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However, the classification does not necessarily mean that the shooter will be criminally charged, Sparks said.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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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 15 Nov. 2025.
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