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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But the university’s recent actions in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was attacked on campus during that period appear at odds with that commitment.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Not long after Bungalow 8 opened, the World Trade Center was attacked.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacked

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Scott and Dylan walked away from faculty members and the video production crew and and Scott allegedly assaulted her in a janitor’s closet.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is seeking the public’s assistance after a man broke into a woman’s residence and assaulted her early Tuesday morning in a small Kansas town.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026

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That summer, Detroit was paralyzed by a violent uprising, which erupted after the city’s predominantly white police force raided a night club in a Black neighborhood.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Court records show that only one of the suits, on behalf of a woman and three children whose apartment was allegedly raided three separate times, remains open.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of raided

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Gauff, who won the 2023 title beating Karolina Muchova, stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before winning 6-2.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
In his first enlistment in the infantry, Capers stormed a beach south of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1958, with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of stormed

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In the lawsuit, investors alleged they were led to believe that a groundbreaking Wondermind app would be made, advertising deals would be struck, and celebrity cover stories were already underway.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Flock currently has over 120,000 cameras active across 49 states and has struck deals with thousands of municipalities.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

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