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
  • During the regular season, the unit of right tackle Brian O'Neill, right guard Dalton Risner, center Garrett Bradbury, left guard Blake Brandel and left tackle Cam Robinson (in for Christian Darrisaw) played well throughout the majority of the season.
    Steve Silverman, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Though the Texans’ strength might be neutralized by Chargers tackles Joe Alt and Rashawn Slater.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of tackle
Verb
  • Plus, Friday trips downtown, which had been sluggish post-pandemic, jumped 14% over 2023 numbers.
    Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 14 Jan. 2025
  • According to the government agency, exports to the U.S. jumped 16 percent year over year in December alone.
    Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of jump
Verb
  • After assaulting her, Diaz repeatedly called and texted her, but the woman turned down any further job opportunities, according to prosecutors.
    Elizabeth Keogh, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2025
  • United Airlines will pay $99,000 to settle a federal discrimination case in which an Asian American employee alleged that a supervisor called him an anti-Asian slur, told him to pull up his mask and physically assaulted him.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of assault
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  • Based on open-source evidence and the man’s own social-media content, the group traced him to a brigade in Gaza that had attacked residential areas, religious sites, markets, and schools where civilians were present.
    Annie Hylton, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
  • On screen, viewers witness Mormon soldiers disguised as Native Americans attacking a group of pioneers traveling westward.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of attack
Verb
  • City officials showed up at all hours, assailing Fuller’s properties 185 times, even raiding his 2017 office Christmas party.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If former Blue Jackets forward Patrik Laine hadn’t assailed his former teammates and organization when the Montreal Canadiens were in Columbus on Dec. 23, the fact that the veteran Severson was made a healthy scratch would have been a bigger story.
    Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of assail
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