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Recent Examples of pounce
James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
And then New York ended the series an evening later, on a tenth-inning homer by Soto, whose numerous baseball talents include a prizefighter’s swaggering eagerness to shuffle and then pounce.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Democrats pounced on Trump for Project 2025 during the election season, calling it a warning of what is to come under a second Trump term.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Noun
The dog pounces, but Donald is able to fling it off him.
—James Grebey, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2024
And then New York ended the series an evening later, on a tenth-inning homer by Soto, whose numerous baseball talents include a prizefighter’s swaggering eagerness to shuffle and then pounce.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Dodgers saw an opportunity and pounced, as Freddie Freeman and Teoscar Hernandez each drove in two runs to tie the game at five.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 31 Oct. 2024
Democrats pounced on Trump for Project 2025 during the election season, calling it a warning of what is to come under a second Trump term.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
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The trip to Luxembourg marks the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, which began Dec. 16, 1944, when German soldiers launched an unexpected attack through Belgium and Luxembourg.Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
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This attack marked the deadliest strike in recent months, surpassing another assault just three days earlier that killed 10 civilians.Katya Soldak, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Some 500 of them cavorted at Frank Buck’s Jungle Camp on a humanmade structure called Monkey Mountain.Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
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Thus Andy Dixon paints Day-Glo takes on Rococo romances, with sculptural nudes draped in loose tunics cavorting around pleasure gardens dotted with classical statuary; these same motifs are distilled into dainty arabesques and diaphanous whorls in the abstract canvases of Michaela Yearwood-Dan.Rachel Wetzler, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2024
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Throw one on to romp around your house or to run around town.Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 2 Dec. 2024
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Sandy River Delta Troutdale Difficulty: Intermediate Also known as 1,000 Acres, this spot is popular among Portland dog owners who let their furry friends romp around off-leash.Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
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The two animals are seen frolicking together through a field in the clip.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
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On my most recent trip, I was enchanted by the sight of elephants bathing and frolicking in the river.Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 10 Oct. 2024
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The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.Joan Oleck, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls?Jack Lang, The Athletic, 14 July 2024
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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.
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