descending (on or upon)

verb

present participle of descend (on or upon)
as in attacking
to take sudden, violent action against the shock troops descended on the village without warning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descending (on or upon)
  1. attacking
  2. raiding
  3. assaulting
  4. storming
  5. setting on
  6. striking
Verb
  • Before extra time, Argentina had managed 39 touches in the attacking third.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Hugging Face said that from its analysis, the AI agent attacking its systems seems to have acted entirely on its own, without any human initiating the attack or directing its progress.
    — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 20 July 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • These are not jam band casualties raiding Home Depot for chemicals.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
  • Haaland — blond and hulking — plays like a true Viking raiding the shores of Yorkshire.
    — Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Definition of raiding
Verb
  • He was removed from the show when a video surfaced that appeared to show Tate assaulting a woman.
    — Alanna Durkin Richer, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Police also alleged that the video showed a large number of men in Diablo vests assaulting the man.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
Definition of assaulting
Verb
  • As for the ever-competitive Lead Actress category, CBS’ Beyond the Gates is finally storming the Emmys after debuting last February.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
  • There was a dominant Mercedes driver storming to yet another victory, crushing the hopes of a title rival.
    — Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Definition of storming
Verb
  • Select the clean or sanitize setting on your machine, or the longest, hottest setting available.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Behind her, the sun is setting on the horizon behind the ocean.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026
Definition of setting on
Verb
  • The impact sent the Hyundai over the curb and careening into the pedestrian before striking a parked 2026 Hyundai Odyssey, cops said.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
  • Interest has been building for a few years, but the numbers are striking.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Definition of striking
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