jumped (on)

past tense of jump (on)
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumped (on)
Verb
  • Tonges, who before Sunday’s game had never caught a regular-season pass, attacked the ball and gave San Francisco the lead.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • An evening bike ride on a rural road turned fatal in a most unusual way, when the cyclist slammed into a deer in the dark, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Supporters of Mangione have slammed Shein for using his likeness while his critics have also described the photo as a new low.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One of the women estimated that the singer assaulted her at least 23 times during her six years of employment at the musician's home.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2025
  • In 2020, Ellis claimed that the Grammy winner assaulted her outside of a Beverly Hills medical office in February 2018.
    Charna Flam, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Lox's reaction to being scolded.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The government lawyers were frequently scolded by federal judges who dismissed the accusations against Abrego Garcia as baseless and ordered that he be returned to the United States, since he was illegally deported.
    Evan Mealins, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Sovereign was raided by the FBI in 2017.
    Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Altunar and 30 others were arrested in June in Kings Mountain when about 100 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided a fire equipment plant.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Florida State was fined $50,000 after fans stormed the field following Saturday’s 31-17 victory over Alabama, becoming the first team in the ACC to receive the fine following the conference’s policy change in July.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Separately, the United Nations said Houthi authorities stormed its premises in areas under their control in Yemen and detained at least 11 personnel.
    Amira El-Fekki‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the heart of Columbia Tusculum, where Cincinnati's oldest neighborhood breathes with vibrant, historic energy, April Combs Mann struck a new kind of chord.
    Hailey Roden, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The bus exited the roadway and struck a ditch before overturning onto the driver’s side.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
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“Jumped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped%20%28on%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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