as in attacked
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise
the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king
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Recent Examples of ambushed
In 2019, Paulino and his cousin were ambushed by a group of the loggers who killed Paulino and wounded his cousin.
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Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Since last week’s atrocity, imagery of which was widely shared on social media, the Ukrainian 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigades, respectively holding positions southeast and southwest of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade’s own positions in Kursk Oblast, have ambushed Russian marines.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The cop, who just arrived in town and was viciously ambushed and watched the ambulance medics die horrifically, is understandably shooting at the monsters who are trying to kill her and a stray bullet goes into the house and hits said extra in the stomach.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
In the parking lot, Kevin Owens ambushed Randy Orton as WWE continues to hammer his heel turn home.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
How she’d been ambushed, murdered in her own bedroom while her older brother, Danny, had been killed in the hallway, just steps away from saving her.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Jamie Lang, Variety, 17 Oct. 2024
Since last week’s atrocity, imagery of which was widely shared on social media, the Ukrainian 82nd and 95th Air Assault Brigades, respectively holding positions southeast and southwest of the 155th Naval Infantry Brigade’s own positions in Kursk Oblast, have ambushed Russian marines.
—David Axe, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024
The cop, who just arrived in town and was viciously ambushed and watched the ambulance medics die horrifically, is understandably shooting at the monsters who are trying to kill her and a stray bullet goes into the house and hits said extra in the stomach.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
In the parking lot, Kevin Owens ambushed Randy Orton as WWE continues to hammer his heel turn home.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
How she’d been ambushed, murdered in her own bedroom while her older brother, Danny, had been killed in the hallway, just steps away from saving her.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
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Millard captured dummy’s king and led the jack, forcing South’s queen.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The incident captured by the surveillance camera shows Molaei without a hijab.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Ambushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ambushed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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