Thesaurus results for POUNCING (ON)

pouncing (on)

verb

present participle of pounce (on)

as in tackling

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Rain that turned into the season's first significant snow, accompanied by strong wind, complicated the already difficult task of tackling the blaze and firefighters had to pull out overnight after several hours, officials said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
Compassion doesn’t mean that presidents or other public officials should bow to enemies or surrender common sense in tackling the world’s harsh realities.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

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At Emma Long Metropolitan Park in Northwest Austin, the number of burglaries reported within 300 feet of the park more than quadrupled from 2024 to 2025, jumping from 15 to 68.

— Data Reporter, Austin American Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
Garcia last played in the Ryder Cup in 2021, several months before jumping to LIV.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of jumping

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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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Hawley said the majority of conflicts between humans and coyotes occurs when a pet owner tries to save their pet from an attacking coyote.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026
Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher slammed Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed for refusing to denounce a controversial ad attacking Israel.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026

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He also is charged with assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon and two additional firearms counts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Edward Eisenhard, 38, is accused of assaulting three female victims, including a 12-year-old girl, according to Bucks County District Attorney Joe Khan.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of assaulting

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But the candidate started paying real attention to social strategy after a video compilation of his stump speeches assailing his then opponent, David Perdue, went viral on TikTok.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Oct. 2026
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

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