pounces (on or upon)

present tense third-person singular of pounce (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounces (on or upon)
Verb
  • The monkey’s genitals are burned with a candle, and it is placed in a cage with a mongoose, which attacks it.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The episode sees Marge revisit her nostalgia for a Dawson's Creek-esque '90s teen drama as Lisa raids her mom's closet for vintage threads with the help of fashion-forward classmates Devin (Cole Escola) and Vidalia (Stephanie Hsu).
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Appalachian State’s victory at Michigan in 2007 remains the greatest example of what can happen when a good FCS team walks into your house and raids the fridge, and everything else, but leaves the dog.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kyle storms off and vows to find whoever is responsible.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
  • If at all possible, things get even worse when another group of men storms the house, claiming to be police.
    Andy Swift, TVLine, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Sunny Hostin strikes a pose at the opening of the 50th Kips Bay Decorator Show House New York, which benefits the Kips Bay Boys & Girls Club.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
  • When sunlight strikes a leaf, energy races across protein structures before it can be stored and used.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Pounces (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounces%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.

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