Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouncing
Verb
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Under the guidance of Julian Nagelsmann, Germany has rediscovered its attacking rhythm and pressing intensity, signaling a potential return to the elite.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025 -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has angered many Americans by wearing masks while on duty, attacking peaceful protesters and arresting mostly people with no criminal record.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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With a more complete team, the Ravens looked much more like their usual selves, romping to a 30-16 victory in which every facet of the team shone.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Like a romping rhino, the Supersports skirted the limits of decent behavior with an urge to charge every now and again.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Contreras tagged Randy Rodriguez’s hanging slider in the bottom of the ninth, cavorting around the bases while his teammates spilled out of the home dugout.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
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As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Because of the tides, you’re forced to slow down and savor the waterfalls pouring into the ocean, cliffside beaches, forests, fog, sea lions, elephant seals, and otters frolicking not far off your path.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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The trio lets their imaginations drift, stretching out ideas of structure and frolicking with unexpected arrangements, often midsong.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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His nephew said that, for decades, his grandparents had kept alive a faint hope that maybe their hero son had just been captured and would one day come gamboling through the front door to the family’s Brookside home.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Pouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouncing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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