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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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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The list of items that authorities found when his house was raided in 1957 is pure nightmare fuel, including a wastebasket made of human skin, bowls made from skulls, a belt made of nipples, a lampshade created from a human face, and nine vulvas in a shoebox.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
4 Oct. 2025
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Federal agents raided two of Combs' properties in Los Angeles and Miami in March 2024, and he was arrested in Manhattan six months later, following a grand jury indictment.—
Oliver Gettell,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Oct. 2025
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The bigger issue is the Texas A&M defense, which was assaulted by a Notre Dame offense still figuring it out with a first-year starter at quarterback.—
Matt Hayes,
USA TODAY,
3 Oct. 2025
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The employee, who testified under the pseudonym Mia, worked for Combs from 2009 to 2017 and alleged that she was assaulted by the music mogul.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Junior tight end Bennett Jordan outjumped two defenders, somehow caught it, and the Mountain Brook team stormed the end zone.—
Grace Raynor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Tigers-Guardians series brings plenty of storylines after Cleveland stormed back to take the division.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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Two people were struck and killed by a cargo train in Little River on Monday night, Miami Police and Fire Rescue confirmed.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Three plays later, on fourth-and-4, Hurts struck Smith in one-on-one coverage along the left sideline for what would have been a 30-yard gain had Barkley not been flagged for illegally shifting in the backfield.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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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 8 Oct. 2025.
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