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Recent Examples of pounce
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When that happens, Sterling pounces… … and because Bergvall is distant from the action and marked by Rice, Odegaard can move towards Gray and leave Bissouma for Partey.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Meta isn’t the only company looking to pounce on creators who are looking for new revenue streams.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Over the course of the opera, as characters deliver their testimonies, the tensely tonal music behaves like a single mass that billows and drifts, ponders and pounces, but never falls silent.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When that happens, Sterling pounces… … and because Bergvall is distant from the action and marked by Rice, Odegaard can move towards Gray and leave Bissouma for Partey.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
The Warriors needed to pounce on opportunities like this two years ago, not now.
—John Hollinger, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
Meta isn’t the only company looking to pounce on creators who are looking for new revenue streams.
—Zach Vallese, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
Noun
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In March, two days of U.S. attacks killed more than 50 people, Houthi officials said.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The company highlights one type of attack that is now targeting users and which is especially dangerous.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s infamous novel since Matt Damon and Jude Law cavorted around Italy stars the phenomenal Andrew Scott as the title character, Tom Ripley.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
18 Mar. 2025
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Relationships will be put to the test as couples cavort with singles in a tropical paradise.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Good enough to romp it in the Championship, not good enough to make the step up.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even the natural elements — water, air, earth and fire — want to romp with dear Parthenope.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The tone is well established but nowhere near that of the novel; instead of a gothic, nightmarish parable, Williams and Snook treat it as a frolicking, satirical romp.—
Christian Lewis,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The frolicking penguins that made national headlines?—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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All the dancers make their way inside eventually, with the elderly Bolger doing his best to gambol along with them.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 Feb. 2025
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The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.—
Joan Oleck,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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