sallying

present participle of sally

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Verb
  • Jaxson Dart makes his first major rookie mistake of the game, forcing the ball on third down and Justin Strnad jumping the route for an interception.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • These flat robots have multiple modes of movement, capable of jumping or crawling at multiple speeds.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Increment 4 program, which aims to equip smaller, faster vehicles with scalable turrets capable of tackling a range of threats.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Fewer changes at the college level The NCAA, for example, still allows a relatively high number of live contact practices—those in which players wear full pads and practice tackling and blocking—according to its Division I manual.
    Alana Semuels, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That hearing was expected to include Mitchell and her top prosecutors taking the stand to defend their decisions and prove that charging the protesters was not meant to suppress their viewpoints.
    Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The name beaver moon comes from beavers setting up their lodges for winter during this time of year, and the history of trapping beavers for the North American fur trade during this season, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But agriculture, logging, invasive species, hunting and trapping, and climate change pose significant threats to birds worldwide.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Has Trump seen the album cover of To Pimp A Butterfly with Kendrick Lamar and his shirtless homies mean mugging on the White House lawn while a dead judge lies at their feet?
    Rodney Carmichael, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
  • No amount of mugging before the cameras in Tianjin could mask the comedown this represents.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The role of the double pivot is to protect the centre-backs and provide the defensive foundation when the team is attacking.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Real Housewives of New York City star was arrested in December 2017 after reportedly attacking a police officer in Palm Beach, Florida — nearly one year after she wed now-ex Tom D'Agostino.
    Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Aces later defeated the Fever in the semifinals before capturing their third championship in four years.
    Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This is a company with much in common with the tech startup sector’s approach of capturing an audience fast and mastering monetisation later.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That total lack of self-awareness and disregard for consequences fed right into Epstein’s warped way of entrapping others.
    Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Sallying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sallying. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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