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jumped (on)

verb

past tense of jump (on)
1
as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against the robbers waited until he had passed by them and then jumped on him without warning

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2
as in slammed
to criticize harshly and usually publicly no need to jump on him just because he locked the keys in the car

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for jumped (on)
  1. attacked
  2. slammed
  3. assaulted
  4. scolded
  5. raided
  6. stormed
  7. struck
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  • The two bears had been involved in an incident in which two of Grazer’s 2024 cubs were attacked by Chunk after falling over a waterfall.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Soon after, Anthropic revealed that its own stress testers attacked three companies too.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of attacked
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  • Trump’s scramble to tout the US talks with Belarus underscores the pressure from American farmers, who are slammed by surging diesel and fertilizer costs linked to the war with Iran.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • First, a speeding SUV slammed into an LA Metro bus, killing two of its passengers.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • The suspects then forced the clerk into a rear employee office at gunpoint, where the clerk was allegedly assaulted, according to police.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026
  • During which he was physically assaulted and told that in no uncertain terms that this was coming from the captain.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of assaulted
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  • In 2024, a judge scolded both sides for excessive litigation and ruled for the trust to be dissolved and for the house to be sold.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Lawrence scolded the council members, who sat stoically through dozens of speeches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • Still, the family was shocked when their home was raided by Homeland Security Investigations and LAPD in August 2023.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After a nearly seven-week manhunt, police raided the Kohberger family home in eastern Pennsylvania, where Kohberger was visiting during holiday break, and arrested him in late December 2022.
    — Kevin Fixler September 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of raided
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  • The confrontation began Friday after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a mosque, and gunmen stormed the facility, killing 21 people and wounding 103 others.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Thousands of revelers — the women dressed in Bavarian dirndls, the men in lederhosen — stormed the beer tents on Munich's Theresienwiese fairground in the morning to get a good spot on the benches.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of stormed
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  • The truck driver, who police identified only as a 57-year-old man, was heading westbound on East 14th Street and making a right turn onto First Avenue when his vehicle struck the teens.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Bregman lost his bat but maintained his footing as the ball struck him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of struck
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“Jumped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped%20%28on%29. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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