descended (on or upon)

verb

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

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for descended (on or upon)
  1. attacked
  2. assaulted
  3. raided
  4. struck
  5. charged
Verb
  • The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • In several of the robberies, the gang also assaulted their victim and threatened them with a knife or a gun, police said.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The three correctional officers who responded to the initial assault were also assaulted by the perpetrator before additional staff secured him, Todd said.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of assaulted
Verb
  • On May 2, police officers raided and cleared the encampment, arresting more than 200 protesters.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Paul's arrest came on the same day that Homeland Security agents raided Combs' homes in both Miami and Los Angeles as part of a federal investigation into the rapper.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of raided
Verb
  • Officers were already on the scene when their cruisers were struck, District 4 police said.
    Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Officers from several different police departments in Greater Cincinnati were recently injured in a spate of crashes in which drivers struck emergency vehicles responding on local highways.
    Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of struck
Verb
  • Milwaukee's snow and ice fee is charged annually to homeowners and pays for citywide snowplowing services.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And now prosecutors have charged the shooter, Luigi Mangione, with terrorism.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of charged
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“Descended (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/descended%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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