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 number of New Yorkers diagnosed with Legionnaires’ Disease on the Upper East Side has jumped to 10, officials said Saturday.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • Adams, a 6-foot-7, 225-pound, 24-year-old native of Austin, Texas, jumped high to block an Arthur Kaluma layup while playing 1 minute, 47 seconds for Golden State in the Warriors’ 104-72 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Sheikh Haque was tackled by a congregant inside the Muslim Center of New York on Geranium Ave.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • The goal was erased, however, because Spain tackled Austria’s goalkeeper before Cucurella took his shot.
    — Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of tackled
Verb
  • The singer quickly zipped up his black trousers, but not before a fan captured a video of the wardrobe malfunction.
    — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026
  • The collective spectacle captured a tension that Swift has long been charting through her music.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026
Definition of captured
Verb
  • Roberts once signed on to a Kagan dissent that assailed the shadow docket.
    — Ken B. Morales, ProPublica, 1 July 2026
  • It was passed following the signing of the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which was implemented during the administration of then-President Barack Obama — an agreement Trump repeatedly assailed before pulling out of it in 2018.
    — Daniel Flatley, Fortune, 28 June 2026
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • Two people were arrested and charged with murder Thursday in the 2024 overdose death of a Fort Worth man, according to online jail records.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • Butler was arrested Thursday and charged with manslaughter, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 3 July 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
  • Residents also joined the search, using shovels and their bare hands to remove rubble in an effort to reach children trapped beneath the debris.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
  • The child, identified by authorities as Klieber Moran, was rescued after spending six days trapped beneath the rubble, Rodríguez said.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of trapped
Verb
  • Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • The three men who attacked our CBS News Chicago crew near Adler Planetarium before pointing a gun at people in Brighton Park on Monday afternoon have been charged.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of attacked
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