Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce (on)
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He's been working with McCalls Catering for the past 26 years, tackling each Super Bowl dish with ease.—
Sooji Nam,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026 -
The indie studio will first tackle a series based on the franchise with Glen Powell among the executive producers and The Long Walk writer JT Mollner attached to direct.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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This jumps the number of accidents to 151 since the start of the harsh winter weather Saturday.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The jury convicted Sistrunk of entering a Bridgeport home on July 22, 2024, and assaulting two adult victims in that home, according to Corradino, who noted three other people also participated in the home invasion and assault on the victims.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, Bill Essayli, has taken five defendants to trial on charges of assaulting officers — and his office has lost each case.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Mobs attacked television vans and set cars ablaze as overrun hospitals struggled to cope with scores of injured people.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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The complication is not well understood but appears to be the result of the virus prompting the immune system to attack a certain protein that some brain cells produce.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Pounce (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce%20%28on%29. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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