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Recent Examples of pounce
Simon Lucas, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
The film shot nearly three years ago and has faced several pounces around the release calendar since staking out an original January 2023 date.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Maddison pounced on a loose ball from a throw-in, fed Son in space on the left wing and his shot was deflected over the goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Even where the most negligible harmonic variations in a voice or instrument are concerned, the Technics pounces on them like its life depended on it.
—Simon Lucas, WIRED, 31 Oct. 2024
The film shot nearly three years ago and has faced several pounces around the release calendar since staking out an original January 2023 date.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
These behaviors might include stalking, chasing, attacking, pouncing, swatting and biting.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Maddison pounced on a loose ball from a throw-in, fed Son in space on the left wing and his shot was deflected over the goalkeeper Oliver Baumann.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
Noun
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Fierce fighting and long-range attacks continued as Kyiv and Moscow prepare for the revival of talks.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
17 Feb. 2025
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Incidents like the recent attack where a woman was set on fire while sleeping on a subway train have heightened public fear.—
Paul Dreyer,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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While most of the experience was easy and pleasant, spent romping through the park in summer weather, providing the fantasy involved more effort on some days.—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
6 Feb. 2025
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But their therapy session is deliberately drowned out by the squeals of a nameless naked couple romping in the back.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The founders, who are fans of alternative living (think vegan menus and lots of yoga mats), aspired to weave together indulgent beach vacation activities like pool lounging and frolicking on white sands with more introspective, spiritual elements.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
31 Jan. 2025
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Add Mike Johnson dressed as a frolicking elf to any scenes featuring Christmas décor.—
Paul Rudnick,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Verb
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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 22 Feb. 2025.
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