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Recent Examples of pounce
Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Danaher would put the words on the wall using an electro pounce machine, a sign painting technology with an electric current running through a pen tip.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
DeBrusk directed a puck on the net and Pettersson pounced on the rebound.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Next week is host to the twelfth Giving Tuesday; a day when the non-profit community eagerly pounces on the opportunity to outdo last year’s high-water mark of $3.1 billion in individual and corporate charitable giving.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Danaher would put the words on the wall using an electro pounce machine, a sign painting technology with an electric current running through a pen tip.
—Nathan Pugh, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
Don’t Buy: a Flimsy Day Bag Do Buy: an Anti-theft Travel Bag
Travelon Anti-theft Classic Messenger Bag
Pickpockets love to pounce on unsuspecting travelers, and tourists with open bags tend to be their first pick.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2024
DeBrusk directed a puck on the net and Pettersson pounced on the rebound.
—Harman Dayal, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
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Newsom has recently come under attack by critics of his handling of the historic wildfires.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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After much debate, the city finally decided to keep the reservoir open and use it for emergencies such as earthquakes, droughts and terror attacks, The Times reported in 2002.Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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For a year or two along the way, Dan's wife, Marilyn, wore a cub costume and also cavorted on the sideline.Neal Rubin, Detroit Free Press, 12 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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In February, Bukele romped to victory, winning an unprecedented second five-year term despite a constitutional ban on consecutive reelection.Marcos Alemán, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2025
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England romped home against the Caribbean side and the Sri Lankans this summer at home.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The country’s first ever twin panda cubs – born to nationwide enthusiasm last July – were seen frolicking at the Everland theme park and zoo Wednesday, sliding down a snowy field.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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In 2024 alone, Brons frolicked with cows in Italy’s Dolomites Mountains in July, watched the sunset off Spain’s Canary Islands in March and strolled the streets of N.Y.C. in April.Emily Blackwood, People.com, 20 Nov. 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 Jan. 2025.
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