as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for went in (on)
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Hezbollah, the Lebanese paramilitary force, has attacked Israeli troops and targeted northern Israel with rockets and drones.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026 -
While the man was being attacked, the woman used a shopping cart to fend off the suspect and protect the male victim.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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The action came three months after French law enforcement authorities raided X’s Paris office and summoned Musk for questioning.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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The Upper East Side townhouse had been raided by the FBI two years earlier.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Teachers and nurses are now eligible for enhanced workers’ compensation benefits if they are assaulted on the job.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Police said without apparent provocation, the suspect assaulted the man with a knife.—
Tim Fang,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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Activists said Israeli forces stormed their vessels, smashed engines and detained some of those aboard.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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Shea Theodore had a goal and an assist and Brayden McNabb scored a short-handed goal as the Golden Knights stormed to a 5-0 lead after two periods, silencing a sellout crowd in Orange County and erasing memories of their rough offensive outing in Game 2.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 May 2026
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After some pressure by the Ducks on their second fruitless power play of the period, Vegas struck shorthanded.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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One thing that really struck me in the data is the sense that somehow we might not be entitled to our grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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“Went in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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