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)
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At least four people were killed and eight were injured after a gunman attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints service in Michigan on Sunday morning, police said.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
29 Sep. 2025 -
Zaporizhzhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy and Odesa were also attacked, President Voloydmyr Zelenskyy said in a post to Telegram.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
28 Sep. 2025
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And in a different year, with a different quarterback, the outcome was the same early in Monday night’s first quarter as Higgins pivoted to his back-shoulder and slammed to the turf with a 19-yard catch.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tatiana slammed the horn and floored the gas pedal, roaring into her backyard.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Moroccan Association for Human Rights said dozens were arrested on Saturday, including some who were physically assaulted.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Deputies were keeping an eye on Mull after a deputy spoke with Mull’s mother who told the deputy that her son had assaulted her with a knife and was in possession of a handgun, according to dispatch audio included in the video.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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Chun also scolded attorneys for Amazon in July for withholding thousands of documents from the FTC and abusing a legal privilege to shield them from scrutiny.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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The heartwarming video, shared on Saturday by @inboxunknown15, shows the pup sitting head down, facing the wall, looking sad and ashamed after being scolded by his owner’s girlfriend.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Sep. 2025
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Federal authorities raided and arrested Smith before that encounter happened.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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The following day, agents raided her husband’s home and business, Century Homebuilders Group, in Coral Gables.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Junior tight end Bennett Jordan outjumped two defenders, somehow caught it, and the Mountain Brook team stormed the end zone.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers-Guardians series brings plenty of storylines after Cleveland stormed back to take the division.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Johnson’s embrace of the president struck some of his critics in El Salvador and Washington as excessive for a diplomat.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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The earthquake struck at a depth of 4 miles, with its epicenter approximately 9 miles west of Johannesburg.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Jumped (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jumped%20%28on%29. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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