jump (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jump (on)
Verb
  • Another man charged with assaulting former Arizona Coyotes hockey player Paul Bissonnette has accepted a plea deal, according to court records.
    Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That rich and powerful people are going to be held to account for assaulting underaged girls.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Mastantuono, 18, has the characteristics to contribute from a deeper position, but his signing was intended for more attacking areas, as is being seen.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • An elderly Arkansas man is in the hospital after a black bear attacked him in Franklin County on Wednesday.
    Kris Millgate, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Jordan Garcia, a veteran community organizer with the Colorado branch of the American Friends Service Committee, travelled to Cedar Run, one of the Denver housing complexes that was raided, to record video and provide assistance.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Private equity firms have long cultivated a reputation for raiding Wall Street’s analyst pool, to the point where investment banks had to establish stronger boundaries recently.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In Part 2, viewers see Morticia scold her children for lying to her, yet Morticia is keeping secrets from Wednesday about her past and family.
    Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Family matriarch Donna Adelson was scolded by a judge Thursday for weeping in the courtroom after being convicted of orchestrating a 2014 murder-for-hire plot of her former son-in-law, a prominent Florida State University law professor.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The occurrences grew more aggressive over time, with the Smurls' 75-pound German shepherd getting slammed into a wall and Jack getting attacked while praying.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Sabalenka shook her head and slammed her arms by her side.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tony and Zive take off, eluding Henry and the Interpol agents storming the hospital.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The song debuted in the top 10 of the Hot 100, a reminder that even amid chaos, Cardi can still storm the charts.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What struck me the most was how effortlessly the hotel manages to be both elevated and comfortable.
    Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Miami event featured teen’s work For Zaldivar, this weekend’s historic sainthood ceremony strikes a personal chord.
    Lauren Costantino September 6, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Jump (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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