POUNCE (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

pounce (on or upon)

verb

as in to assault

to take sudden, violent action against the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner

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Los Angeles police were in pursuit of a suspect wanted for allegedly assaulting an officer on Tuesday night.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Police said the suspect broke into the home, physically assaulted a resident and fled with several items.

— Harry Harris, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of assault

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That strike came after Kuwait said Iran attacked one of its water facilities.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
The chain of events that led to another extermination began when Lauren Cohan’s Maggie and Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s Negan captured their season 2 nemesis, the Dama (Lisa Emery), after the big bad had her men attack them.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of attack

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After he was elected, Wu and other council members were invited to participate in an interview at Su’s studio on San Bernardino Road in West Covina, the same building that was raided by the FBI last week.

— Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Ever since, the couple have been through it all, from winter storms that dumped many inches of snow to ravens raiding their nest and eating their eggs.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 31 July 2026

Definition of raid

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Earlier this year, a gunman from California stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being subdued.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Esports is becoming big business in the Gulf and celebrations were in order when Abu Dhabi's Nigma Galaxy team stormed to the Esports World Cup Dota 2 quarter-finals in Paris, winning nine out of ten matches.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of storm

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The biggest threat to Ukraine’s cities can strike with little or no warning.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The two countries struck a memorandum of understanding in June aimed at halting the conflict, restoring shipping traffic, launching negotiations over Iran's nuclear program and eventually loosening sanctions on Iran.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of strike

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