sallying

verb

present participle of sally
as in jumping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallying
  1. jumping
  2. tackling
  3. charging
  4. trapping
  5. mugging
  6. attacking
  7. capturing
  8. assailing
Verb
  • The suspect allegedly attempted to flee again by jumping fences and ignoring the officers’ commands to stop, but was apprehended and placed in custody.
    — Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Their story is told in a nonlinear fashion, with the actors jumping between time frames throughout the nearly two-hour runtime.
    — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Definition of jumping
Verb
  • Other researchers are tackling the problem from inside the cloud.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • Rather than tackling hardened residue with every scrubbing tool in your arsenal, most upkeep becomes a quick spray-and-leave step from a standing position.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Definition of tackling
Verb
  • Merino came on in the 86th minute and scored on his second touch of the match, charging into the box and pouncing after Lammens spilled a rebound of Pau Cubarsí's long shot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026
  • Explosive drones and snipers According to the charging documents, the group allegedly planned to fly small drones laden with explosives near the UFC event, forcing an evacuation.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 10 July 2026
Definition of charging
Verb
  • Prohibitive housing costs aren’t just trapping younger adults in parental homes.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Summer campers rescued Friday’s drenching rains washed away roads around Camp Taum Sauk, trapping children and staffers at the site in the small southeastern community of Lesterville, according to Sgt.
    — Hallie Golden, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of trapping
Verb
  • These are pictures of everyone competing at the tournament, wearing their nation’s kit, usually posing pretty seriously, but occasionally mugging for the camera.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 12 June 2026
  • Anticipating that someone might tip off TMZ about his presence at Disney World, the Republican Florida senator Rick Scott posted a photo of himself mugging for the camera there.
    — Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of mugging
Verb
  • Spain’s front men are difficult to ignore Despite only one attacking return, Lamine Yamal ($10m) is still Spain’s most exciting fantasy option.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • With control of a device, the hackers then use it as an exit node when probing or attacking targets in the communications, defense, energy, financial services, and government sectors.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • Leveraging iRacing's renowned expertise, the title promises an authentic, immersive, and hyper-realistic open-wheel racing experience, capturing the NTT IndyCar Series' speed, precision, and drama.
    — Bruce Martin, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The material has the potential to combat climate change by capturing and storing carbon or other pollutants, and by extracting water from the atmosphere in water-scarce areas.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of capturing
Verb
  • The race partly revolved around the war in Gaza, with Lander assailing Goldman for not being critical enough of Israel.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Rabb was propelled by a constellation of progressive groups, charting a path to victory partly by assailing his own party as listening more to donors than voters.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 May 2026
Definition of assailing
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