jump (on)

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Verb
  • 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
  • Capitol Police arrested a man Tuesday night and charged him with assaulting a government official after Rep. Nancy Mace reported that she had been accosted on the U.S. Capitol grounds.
    Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Without first declaring war, Japanese warships attacked a Russian squadron at Port Arthur in modern-day northern China.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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
Verb
  • The Senate hauled Live Nation’s president and CFO in for a public scolding.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The New York Times reported that Hegseth’s mother had sent him an email scolding him for abusing women.
    Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Thinking quickly, Bree grabs a cast-iron skillet and slams it into his head, knocking him out cold.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 6 Dec. 2024
  • But while rival European horologists vaunt the traditions of their centuries-old workshops, design duo Toledano & Chan’s new creation has a longer history altogether: It was carved from a meteorite that slammed into Earth around 1 million years ago.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 5 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • According to police, Tate was seen striking a police officer and charging more law enforcement officials near the U.S. Capitol.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 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
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“Jump (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jump%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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