sallied

past tense of sally

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallied
Verb
  • Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.
    Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The five-year survival rate for a woman diagnosed with breast cancer has jumped up from around 75% in the early 1980s, to over 90% in the past few years.
    Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But that’s a little thing, Javonte knows he cannot get tackled in bounds.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In another, a demonstrator attempting to flee past the troops was tackled and pinned to the ground.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The picture was captured from behind, taken outside and showed the couple holding hands in a rare display of royal PDA.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
  • All these years later, whiteface has once again captured the public imagination.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The last northeastern gallery in this competition assailed Montgomerie so relentlessly during his match with Payne Stewart that the Scotsman’s father walked off the course on the front nine.
    Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The media giant also has announced plans to acquire most of Fubo and combine the pay-TV operator with Hulu + Live TV, creating a formidable sports-centric combination that critics and at least one shareholder have assailed as a potential monopoly.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The story of a Louisville man charged in connection to the murder of his fiancée had not fully unraveled when he was acquitted in 1991.
    Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Stryker also faces a charge of possession of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18 and Sonneman is charged with possession of a firearm by a felon.
    Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After a stint staying with her police detective son, Charlie, Harry begins to investigate crimes herself, now finding an unlikely new sleuthing partner, a teen who had mugged Harry.
    Anne Easton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The draw for the 1994 World Cup was held there, when James Brown performed and Robin Williams mugged for the cameras with Sepp Blatter, one of entertainment’s more unlikely double acts.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • If you are trapped by moving water, move to the highest possible point and call 911 if possible.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Grain bins and silos can be extremely deadly if people get trapped inside.
    Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Eagles attacked Skinner again, and the home crowd begged for a flag after the safety aggressively defended tight end Dallas Goedert, but no penalty was called.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the southern border city of Sderot, which was attacked on October 7, and is frequently the target of rocket fire, a group of Israelis gathered at an observation deck overlooking Gaza to revel in its ruin.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
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“Sallied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallied. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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