descend (on or upon)

verb

Definition of descend (on or upon)next
as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against the shock troops descended on the village without warning

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descend (on or upon)
  1. assault
  2. attack
  3. raid
  4. storm
  5. strike
Verb
  • He was arrested in Savannah and is charged with felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Washington, D.C., said in a statement.
    Phil Helsel, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • According to reports, Buckshot was assaulted last Thursday (Oct. 31), in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of assault
Verb
  • Just two years prior, the NFL team had shelled out more than $1.4 million trying to get Becker elected mayor, and another roughly $1 million attacking Mayor Lisa Gillmor.
    Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • An investigation from DePaul University and the Chicago Police Department is underway after two Jewish students who were visibly showing their support for Israel were attacked on the university’s Lincoln Park campus.
    NBC Chicago, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of attack
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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
  • Kamal Adwan Hospital was raided by Israeli forces last month over allegations, denied by Palestinian officials, that militants were sheltering there.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of raid
Verb
  • On the other hand, the Lions have stormed through their opening games, with their physical style of play proving too much for opponents.
    Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On January 6, 2021, thousands of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to stop the certification of Biden's victory, triggering violence in the process, which led to one person being shot dead by police and the injuries of dozens of officers.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of storm
Verb
  • That’s where Laddie Coburn struck an odd juxtaposition to the traffic jam on West Agate Avenue.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
  • In 2014, tragedy struck when her second husband suddenly died after blood clots from an Achilles tendon rupture traveled to his heart and lungs.
    Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of strike
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“Descend (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descend%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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