pounced (on)

verb

Definition of pounced (on)next
past tense of pounce (on)
as in tackled

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  1. tackled
  2. jumped
  3. attacked
  4. assailed
  5. assaulted
Verb
  • Instead of thinking of sending holiday cards as a task to be tackled, approach it as a way to sit back and reflect on your year and the people in your life as well as a chance to spread some joy.
    Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Corbet’s prior films have tackled similarly overwhelming themes with more scattershot results, but The Brutalist is a major step up for him as a directorial voice.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of tackled
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  • Without hesitating, Weil jumped into the water to save his dogs, the video shows.
    Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Listen to this article A number of rescue crews responded to the waters in Bridgeport after an individual jumped off a ferry boat and plunged into the harbor on Tuesday night.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • Popular on Variety However, much like Qatar — which hosted the World Cup in 2022 — FIFA’s decision has already been attacked by human rights groups.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The accuser says she was attacked by the two rappers at an after-show party following the Video Music Awards.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacked
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  • But the deal was almost immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
  • But as soon as the deal was declared done, it was immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
    Gaya Gupta, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • The woman in the suit alleged she was assaulted after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Gardner claims that Jodeci singer DeVante Swing watched while she was being assaulted.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of assaulted
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