Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounces (on)
Verb
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This is a constant problem for Hill in trying to manage tone in a movie that jumps from light to dark on a dime, and repeats the pattern constantly.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026 -
The book took place 15 years after the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, but the series only jumps ahead four years.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2026
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Author Jason Klamm tackles a key question about the beloved 1986 John Hughes film.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Apr. 2026
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Four starters from last season’s team that reached the College Football Playoff National Championship Game — tackles Francis Mauigoa and Markel Bell, guard Cooper and center Brockermeyer — are gone.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The man attacks the woman with the hammer multiple times before stepping over her unmoving body and walking away out of the frame of the camera.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Apr. 2026
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She was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa — an eye disease that causes vision loss — and lupus, a disease where the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy tissues and organs instead of fighting germs, according to court records.—
Chase Jordan
April 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Pios’ culture assaults the senses the moment players step onto campus.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
13 Apr. 2026
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The White House told ProPublica that anyone who assaults federal immigration agents would be prosecuted.—
Nicole Foy,
ProPublica,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Pounces (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounces%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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