pounce (on)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce (on)
Verb
  • President Joe Biden used similar methods to promote environmental justice and labor unions, and to tackle gun violence.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 21 July 2025
  • By using her social media platform to educate and speak positively, Blankenship hopes to tackle the stigma and misinformation.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 July 2025
Verb
  • In 2024, Wimbledon’s viewership in India jumped 176%, hitting 36.3 million across TV and digital.
    Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 13 July 2025
  • Here, Sheppard times the pass to perfection and jumps the lane, using his quick hands to blow up the action and spring in the other direction.
    Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • Two 32-year-old men were assaulted and left with minor injuries.
    Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
  • After the vehicle became disabled, bystanders in the crowd dragged the driver outside the car and began to physically assault them, according to police.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Huckabee also visited the Christian community of Taybeh in the West Bank on Saturday after a church was reportedly attacked and vandalized by Israeli settlers.
    Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 22 July 2025
  • In June, a woman defaced a Pilsen mural at 16th Street and Ashland Avenue and was accused of attacking another woman who tried to stop her.
    Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • In the Middle East, Israel has assailed Russia’s clients and partners.
    MICHAEL KIMMAGE, Foreign Affairs, 16 July 2025
  • The groups also assailed the total ban on using software to predict behaviors, saying financial institutions use such technology to assess the risk of fraud and other crimes.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
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“Pounce (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce%20%28on%29. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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