Thesaurus results for POUNCING (ON)

pouncing (on)

verb

present participle of pounce (on)

as in tackling

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Christiansen said tackling debt starts with looking closely at spending habits and becoming more intentional about money.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
Neighbors said there were other ways the township could have gone about this, both from the perspective of tackling the issue and how little they were kept in the loop.

— Ricky Sayer, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

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We were all riveted by the image of a glass of red wine undisturbed by a woman jumping next to it on the bed and the idea of sleeping on memory foam originally developed by NASA, now available to us.

— Jaklin Romine Oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Shares are jumping Thursday as part of the market’s rotation into defensive names.

— Alexa LoMonaco,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026

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Mean-mugging white classmates who, in turn, were sheepish and chastened.

— Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
And yet, Simon Farnaby is perhaps most recognizable for mugging his rather expressive and jovial face, usually beneath a crop of untamed curly hair, across a series of scene-stealing comic cameos.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026

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Selma Blair was arrested Sunday after allegedly attacking crew members on board a Delta flight into New York City.

— Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Arriving crews reported heavy fire on the third floor and began interior operations, attacking the fire with multiple handlines, Hopkins said.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of attacking

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Among those arrested were individuals accused of choking their partners and assaulting their children, the sheriff’s office said.

— Tanya Babbar, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026
Selma Blair pleaded not guilty to assaulting a police officer and nurse after a Delta Air Lines incident.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of assaulting

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In a process known as autotomy, the assailing bee leaves its stinger operating independently, driven by its own muscles, various glands, neural ganglia, and a venom sac.

— Mike McRae October 12, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2026
The German leader countered that the far-right party won't win a majority in the country, assailing its stance toward Ukraine and rhetoric on migration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

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