Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounced (on)
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Across 33 non-College Football Playoff games, viewership jumped 13% year-over-year.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2026 -
This year, enrollment jumped to nearly 87%, up from just over 60% the previous year.—
Wakisha Bailey,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Kittle was carted off the field, indicating a serious injury, after he was tackled by safety Marcus Epps at the right sideline.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Selective confinement of ions The new research have tackled this problem with an innovative materials design strategy.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Rabbi Perry Nussbaum, the congregation’s leader from the 1950s to the 70s, supported civil rights activists and helped found an interracial group of clergy to help rebuild Black churches attacked by white supremacists, according to the institute.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
13 Jan. 2026
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And, the dog attacked again after the owner failed to secure the dog in a separate room.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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America hadn’t been outpaced by a flawed rival; it had been mugged.—
Ian Parker,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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Our own editors have run the gamut of unexpected setbacks abroad, including getting mugged and pickpocketed, as well as having their passports stolen.—
Michelle Baricevic,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Dec. 2025
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Vernikov also assailed Mamdani's revocation of an Adams order that regulated protests at houses of worship.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
2 Jan. 2026
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DeSantis has continued his call to slash property taxes in the state, a proposal that Democrats have assailed as an unnecessary move that could threaten the delivery of basic local services.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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Gregory Bovino, who has been in Minneapolis this week, said on social media that protesters assaulted agents and there were four total arrests.—
Rebecca Santana,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 2026
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At those homes, she was repeatedly assaulted and became a victim of human trafficking, according to the lawsuit.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Pounced (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounced%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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