pounce (on)

verb

Definition of pounce (on)next
as in to tackle

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce (on)
  1. tackle
  2. jump
  3. assault
  4. attack
  5. assail
Verb
  • Someone else in The Lab probably tackled it last week.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Driven by the alarming rate of unintended pregnancies and the barriers faced by women in accessing contraceptives, this company is tackling the challenge head-on with a two-pronged approach.
    Geri Stengel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of tackle
Verb
  • Before jumping into what’s wrong, take some time to savor what’s working.
    Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
  • Or, jump the tracks and check into Cave Springs, which has modern rooms and Airstream trailers.
    Chelsee Lowe, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of jump
Verb
  • 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
  • The woman in the suit alleged she was assaulted after she was driven to an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty in 2000.
    Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of assault
Verb
  • Governments around the world have trained eagles to attack unmanned aircraft.
    Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The accuser says she was attacked by the two rappers at an after-show party following the Video Music Awards.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of attack
Verb
  • President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees to run the nation’s health agencies have been assailed by Democratic lawmakers for their embrace of unproven medical theories, such as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine skepticism.
    Bloomberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
  • During his first term, Trump regularly assailed Hunter Biden, and numerous leading Republicans, including his nominees to lead the Justice Department, the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security, had labeled him a criminal long before the gun and tax convictions.
    Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of assail
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