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Recent Examples of pounce
John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
However, the occasional scuffle—or pounce—between pets is often just part of their play routine, especially if both are young or have playful temperaments.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Their pace may be too much to overcome, but if the weather or some luck breaks his way, Verstappen will be ready to pounce.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Luckily, a man in the audience pounces, removing the propane tank with his bare hands, and no one loses their face.
—John McDermott, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2025
However, the occasional scuffle—or pounce—between pets is often just part of their play routine, especially if both are young or have playful temperaments.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 June 2025
Verb
If the gross-out gags are hilarious, a streamer or studio will pounce.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Their pace may be too much to overcome, but if the weather or some luck breaks his way, Verstappen will be ready to pounce.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
Noun
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And now Google warns that Chrome is under attack, issuing an emergency update and a recommendation to upgrade all desktop browsers immediately.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Ukrainian defense forces took down the 230-foot (70 meters) antenna dish to prevent Russian forces from using it to guide attacks on its territory.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
Verb
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McCarron was just as upset as every other Alabama fan who had to watch the Florida State Seminoles romp the Crimson Tide on Saturday.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Spencer crafts a delightful enemies-to-lovers romp with enough naughty tennis and pickleball puns to fill a ball machine.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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On Thursday, the 40-year-old pop star was spotted taking a dip in the ocean and frolicking on the beach in Miami, Florida.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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