pounce (on or upon)

verb

Definition of pounce (on or upon)next
as in to assault
to take sudden, violent action against the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce (on or upon)
  1. assault
  2. attack
  3. raid
  4. storm
  5. strike
Verb
  • McIntyre was arrested Tuesday and charged with assaulting a government official, Capitol Police said.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
  • McIntyre, a 33-year-old from Chicago, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Tuesday evening at an event for foster children and charged with assaulting a government official.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of assault
Verb
  • Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • According to police reports, Sloan attacked fellow student Mara Daffron before class, puncturing Daffron's spleen.
    Mary Jo Pitzl, The Arizona Republic, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
Verb
  • Daniel Karmann | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Adidas’ German headquarters was raided on Tuesday in connection with a yearslong tax investigation, the company confirmed to CNBC in a statement.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Jessica Golden, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Also, in 2021, the place was raided by the F.B.I. Check for bugs.
    Dan Greene, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of raid
Verb
  • The plate seems to reference Oct. 7, when Hamas militants stormed into Israel, killing about 1,200 people and kidnapping about 250.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
  • On the chart dated March 18, 2023, One Thing stormed atop both the all-genre Billboard 200 as well as Top Country Albums with a whopping 501,000 equivalent album units earned in its first week.
    Jim Asker, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of storm
Verb
  • Looking for a present that will strike just the right chord for the music lover on your holiday list?
    Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Earlier this month, a driver died in a one-car crash in New Rochelle when their vehicle went off the road and struck a utility box.
    Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of strike
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“Pounce (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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