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
  • Coca-Cola, Berkshire’s third largest position at $35 billion, has jumped 25% year-to-date.
    — Alex Crippen, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Thomas says that starting around 2015, there was a lot of bad whiskey being produced as the category grew in popularity and investors jumped onto the whiskey bandwagon, charging premium prices for sub-standard liquid.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Her feet never left the ground — until two other agents tackled her onto the concrete.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Back in 2012, Wasmer tackled a school shooter and held him down until police arrived and placed the man under arrest.
    — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of tackled
Verb
  • Brent crude averaged almost $97 a barrel during the quarter; Aramco captured an additional premium of nearly $11 a barrel by boosting exports of higher-margin refined products, such as diesel and jet fuel.
    — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Value Is Forming Before Companies Go Public The AI sector captured roughly 53% of global venture capital funding in the first quarter of 2025, the strongest quarter for AI funding on record at that point.
    — Stephen Richards Evans, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Trump has personally assailed justices who rule against him in stark terms.
    — Gene Johnson, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Even the urologist’s office has athletic jerseys hanging in the treatment room so that men’s masculinity will not be assailed.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 16 July 2026
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • Zachary Robert Stacer, 22, was arrested on July 30 and charged with two counts of assault with intent to do great bodily harm, three counts of felonious assault and five counts of resisting and obstructing a police officer.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Owen Lars Anderson, a 37-year-old man from Blacksburg, Virginia, has been charged in the case.
    — Jasmine Golden, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of charged
Verb
  • While on the way to an audition, she was approached by fans and felt jarred, worried she was getting mugged.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026
  • If you get mugged, don’t look the magnanakaw in the eye.
    — Joseph Trinidad, Longreads, 16 June 2026
Definition of mugged
Verb
  • Anyone trapped by rising flood waters or otherwise in immediate danger from weather conditions should call 911.
    — Katie Houlis, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Extensive amounts of smoke are being trapped in place by an intense area of high pressure stuck over the West.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • In a handwritten statement included in the application, Grayson appeared to show little remorse for his actions and maintained that Massey attacked him with the pot of hot water.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • Ignorance is off the table and so is naivete, which leaves only motive — and so motive is what gets attacked.
    — Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of attacked
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