Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce (on)
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Then one angle to be tackled is nostalgia and its danger.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
3 June 2025 -
Lee could be inaugurated as early as Wednesday – and faces a host of issues waiting to be tackled.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Umpire Cy Rigler, who had followed the play to third, then jumped after Olson, grabbing him about the neck and pulling him away, while half a dozen ball players made a circle around Maranville.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Know the risks before diving in Not everyone should jump into a cold tub or crank up the heat.—
Novant Health,
Charlotte Observer,
6 June 2025
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He was initially charged with trespass, but Habba dropped that charge last month and charged McIver with two counts of assaulting officers stemming from her role in the skirmish at the facility’s gate. U.S. Magistrate Judge Andre Espinosa rebuked Habba’s office after moving to dismiss the charges.—
Mike Catalini,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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Two percent said they had been physically assaulted.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
3 June 2025
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The pathogen is known as Fusarium graminearum, which can attack wheat, barley, maize and rice and sicken livestock and people, the FBI said in a court filing in Detroit.—
Ed White,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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After the quake evacuation, the inmates were still outside of the cells when a group suddenly attacked guards, seized their weapons, opened fire and fled, said Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hassan.—
Brittany Williams,
Arkansas Online,
4 June 2025
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Many independent observers have assailed the exercise as a triumph of politics over justice — and a potentially fatal blow for the separation of powers, a crucial pillar of democratic rule.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Hegseth, a former Fox News host, has set the tone by assailing his former colleague Jennifer Griffin (Fox’s national security correspondent) and other journalists.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
24 May 2025
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“Pounce (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce%20%28on%29. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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