Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounced (on)
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Even as Covid-19 disrupted global travel, the length of operational high-speed lines jumped by 40% between 2020 and 2022, from 27,300 to 36,580 miles — most of it in China.—
Ben Jones,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026 -
This morning, Nvidia announced an investment of $2 billion in artificial intelligence infrastructure provider CoreWeave, whose stock jumped 8% on the news.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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The deputy tackled Ingerson and arrested him on charges of resisting without violence and interference with first responders under Florida’s new Halo Law.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps that can be tackled in a future Avengers sequel.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The upstream piranhas attacked her, and her blood flowing downstream attracted the rest of the piranhas, leaving the creek clear for the herd to cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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At that moment, this was not just about public safety, cleaning up the streets, or being mugged.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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No one wants to get mugged in the Lower East Side — or anywhere else, of course.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump chose Powell to lead the Fed in 2017 but this year has relentlessly assailed him for not cutting interest rates quickly enough.—
Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Trump picked Powell to lead the Fed in 2017 but has been relentlessly assailed him for not cutting interest rates quickly enough.—
Matt Ott,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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By the time the melee had subsided, responding police officers determined that three men had been shot and a woman had been assaulted.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Earlier in the festival, Florida Congressman Maxwell Frost was the victim of a racially motivated assaulted at a CAA party.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 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 7 Feb. 2026.
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