Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pouncing (on)
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With the new capital, the company plans to bring several more drugs into clinical trials, tackling diseases that include asthma, inflammatory bowel disease and obesity.—
Amy Feldman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025 -
Prabhudeva makes his streaming debut as a cop tackling a politically sensitive murder case.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
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EDTIn a press conference, authorities shared security camera footage of the gunman running across a roof and jumping down from a building before leaving the Utah Valley University campus.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The footage showed the person running across the roof of one of the university’s buildings, before jumping down and escaping the scene.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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No amount of mugging before the cameras in Tianjin could mask the comedown this represents.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Smith also appeared in several of the duo’s music videos, which teased his future SNL face-mugging persona.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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While Qataris may now indeed question the value of their military cooperation with the United States and its designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally, Turkey’s military presence in the country also failed to prevent Israel from attacking.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Show Viz Nuno Espirito Santo’s Nottingham Forest had counter-attacking licked.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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It’ll be used, in part, to identify people assaulting ICE officers.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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At the time, the actor was apparently on probation after pleading no contest to misdemeanor battery over allegedly assaulting girlfriend Brittany Ashland.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Pouncing (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pouncing%20%28on%29. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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