sallied

verb

past tense of sally
as in jumped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallied
  1. jumped
  2. tackled
  3. captured
  4. assailed
  5. charged
  6. mugged
  7. trapped
  8. attacked
Verb
  • The three-time Pro Bowler took the shotgun snap but threw an interception when rookie safety Dillon Thieneman jumped the pass.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this month, French 10-year bond yields jumped to the highest since 2002, and the premium over equivalent German yields widened to the most since the eurozone debt crisis in 2011.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • In the video, she is tackled and her body falls across one of the bicycles as officers begin to try to restrain her.
    — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Iraq War, the Covid-19 pandemic, the billionaire bubble and a social media audit are among the heady subjects tackled in cinemas this month.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of tackled
Verb
  • Katie Kirby has created an unforgettable character whose humour, vulnerability, and optimism have captured the hearts of readers around the world.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Some lines were even captured while Minnelli was in a car, to be rerecorded later.
    — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Bass assailed Raman over the video, accusing the councilmember of calling the city’s police officers fascist liars.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Hundreds of diplomats filed out as Netanyahu approached the lectern from where leaders of France, Brazil, and the UK assailed Israel this week.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • Last week prosecutors charged Kerry with preparing terrorist acts, including against Farage, between May 2024 and the day Widdecombe was killed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Griffith and management were never charged, and the three men accused of trafficking the runaway girl — and stealing her tips — were arrested.
    — David Goodhue October 9, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of charged
Verb
  • And, for extra-cheap laffs, these animals routinely mugged to the camera about how awful their lives were at the hands of the humans misusing them.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Stuff like Caitlin Clark getting mugged with no foul being called, or Sophie Cunningham pointing at some obnoxious player, or ESPN drooling over a coach wearing a pro-trans shirt.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of mugged
Verb
  • Separately, a woman trapped inside her car in floodwaters was freed outside of Morganton.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As his father became more trapped by his criminal enterprises, Flynn remained decent and upstanding.
    — Greg Braxton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • Shortly after, Iran attacked commercial vessels crossing the Strait of Hormuz, unraveling the precarious cease-fire the country had struck with the United States three months earlier.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Russia also attacked warehouse facilities in the Bucha district of the Kyiv region on Friday, wounding three people, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said on Telegram.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of attacked
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“Sallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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