1
as in assaulted
to take sudden, violent action against
our dog unexpectedly attacked the mailman, sinking his teeth into the startled man's leg
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as in slammed
to criticize harshly and usually publicly
the mayor and all his aides were attacked mercilessly in the press when the scandal erupted
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as in tackled
to start work on energetically
Courtney attacked the huge mess in her room with determination and enthusiasm
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Recent Examples of attacked
While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.
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Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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
The Central Park Five were teenagers at the time of the assaults against Trisha Meili, the White female jogger, and two men, all of whom were attacked on the same night while jogging in Central Park.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Some 140 police officers were attacked.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
Israel launched its military offensive on October 7 after the militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, attacked southern Israel.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
When Alcala attacked her in an alley behind a teen nightclub, Rowan was helped by the owner of the club and his wife.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Air Force fighter jets attacked dozens of militant targets and the launcher from which dozens of missiles were fired towards Western Galilee earlier Sunday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
The engineers involved in the project conducted the doomsday experiment to find out how able would the current tech be if China was attacked with nuclear weapons, according to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2024
Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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
The Central Park Five were teenagers at the time of the assaults against Trisha Meili, the White female jogger, and two men, all of whom were attacked on the same night while jogging in Central Park.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2024
Some 140 police officers were attacked.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 21 Oct. 2024
Israel launched its military offensive on October 7 after the militant group Hamas, which governs Gaza, attacked southern Israel.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
When Alcala attacked her in an alley behind a teen nightclub, Rowan was helped by the owner of the club and his wife.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Oct. 2024
Air Force fighter jets attacked dozens of militant targets and the launcher from which dozens of missiles were fired towards Western Galilee earlier Sunday.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
The engineers involved in the project conducted the doomsday experiment to find out how able would the current tech be if China was attacked with nuclear weapons, according to a report by the South China Morning Post (SCMP).
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 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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Helene’s aftermath At least 213 people have died since Hurricane Helene slammed the Southeast more than a week ago.Alexandra Banner, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
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Jerry, who did not survive, is one of more than 200 people killed by Hurricane Helene, which slammed into the Southeast last week.Marissa Parra, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2024
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This is what Bob’s Red Mill, the whole grain manufacturer and a client of mine, tackled first at their Milwaukie, Oregon manufacturing plant.Kate Gaertner, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Break your big goals into smaller, bite-sized pieces that can be tackled week by week.Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
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And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Police raided the boat in 1948 and seized cash machines, Funk Gotlib told me.Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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Bozanich, who did not believe that José Menendez abused the brothers, said that even if their account is accepted as true, they were still convicted of gunning down their parents in cold blood.Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The dismissals by the social media giant targeted those who had consistently abused the system over an extended period.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Prosecutors said Jose Menendez was struck five times, including in the back of the head, and Kitty Menendez crawled on the floor wounded before the brothers reloaded and fired a final fatal blast.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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In another high-profile dispute, the union representing film and television actors in November struck a new labor contract with Hollywood studios that raised performers' pay while putting guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
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Soto blasted a career-high 41 home runs this season to go along with 109 RBIs, fourth and sixth most, respectively, in those two traditional MLB categories.David K. Li, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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However, Edman blasted a two-run home run off Manaea to extend the lead and officially wake up the Dodgers faithful.Jacob Lev, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
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Eleven million people have fled their homes, pursued by men with guns and followed by famine.Angelina Jolie, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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After their convictions, the brothers pursued unsuccessful appeals.Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Attacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attacked. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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