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

pounced (on or upon)

verb

past tense of pounce (on or upon)

as in attacked

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

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Once in sight of land at last, the ship is attacked (by the French, as this is during the French and Indian War), with consequences falling hardest on the Clems.

— Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
Second, during a July test, OpenAI agents attacked Hugging Face systems in a move unrelated to its task.

— Stephen Pitt-Walker, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

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An anti-corruption commission spokesperson told state media Wednesday that officers had gone to the lodge to seize a Lamborghini and a Mercedes-Benz when one of the officials was assaulted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
During the altercation, one of the suspects pulled out a weapon, and two of the victims were violently assaulted, police said.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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Known as The Max, the facility was at the center of a bribery scheme that led to the conviction of the former mayor of neighboring McCook, whose office was raided the same day as Getty’s.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Nov. 2026
An amateur historian has stumbled upon a provocative clue to the enduring mystery of what became of a notorious pirate who raided a royal Indian treasure ship centuries ago, implicating a co-conspirator whose name is familiar to many New Yorkers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

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Ohio State jumped to a 14-0 lead late in the first quarter as Jackson ran it in from 16 and 8 yards before Oregon stormed back.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Brown last played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2021 season and in what turned out to be his final game, famously stormed off the field bare chested.

— David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of stormed

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According to police, the front driver’s side of the pickup struck the rear passenger side of the tractor and part of the trailer.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, Qatar's national gas company said one of its vessels was struck in the Persian Gulf, and Israeli strikes on Gaza killed eight people, including a young boy.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

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