pounced

past tense of pounce

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounced
Verb
  • Captured on live television, rioters attacked the Capitol and breached the Senate floor.
    Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In 1986, Iranian warplanes attacked Emirati oil platforms off the coast of the capital, Abu Dhabi.
    Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Good teams have bad weeks, even bad months; the Mets started horribly last season, and romped into the National League Championship Series.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Scottie Scheffler romped to a magnificent four-shot victory to seal his first British Open title at Royal Portrush on Sunday, notching his fourth major success.
    Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Monroe, Lemmon and Curtis cavorted there.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
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“Pounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounced. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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