Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounced (on)
Verb
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The reason why a golden retriever tackled four flights of stairs to reach his owner has left internet viewers in hysterics.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025 -
Denegal landed on his right shoulder when he was tackled following a 17-yard run.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Net income jumped, coming in at $35 billion, a 33% increase.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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Two weekends ago, the track sold just over 900 digital downloads, and that number jumped nearly 60% to nearly 1,500 digital downloads following the release of the remix EP.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On August 22, she was attacked while on a Charlotte light train in what police described as an unprovoked stabbing.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Oct. 2025
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Ruben Amorim’s men attacked with precision and purpose at Old Trafford.—
Carl Anka,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Besides being mugged by one of Iza’s henchmen, a brick was thrown through his window and his car was vandalized.—
Jesse Hyde,
Rolling Stone,
21 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani caught my eye and mugged.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
9 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The last northeastern gallery in this competition assailed Montgomerie so relentlessly during his match with Payne Stewart that the Scotsman’s father walked off the course on the front nine.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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The media giant also has announced plans to acquire most of Fubo and combine the pay-TV operator with Hulu + Live TV, creating a formidable sports-centric combination that critics and at least one shareholder have assailed as a potential monopoly.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The girl was between the ages of 4 and 10 when she was assaulted.—
Ryanne Mena,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
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Thursday morning, when a Towson University student notified police that they had been assaulted in Parking Lot 11 on campus, the university said in a statement to Fox News Digital.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Pounced (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounced%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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