pounced (on or upon)

verb

Definition of pounced (on or upon)next
past tense of pounce (on or upon)
as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against the muggers pounced on the unsuspecting tourists as soon as they rounded the corner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounced (on or upon)
  1. attacked
  2. assaulted
  3. raided
  4. struck
Verb
  • While on the ground, Evans is shot twice more with bean bag rounds and attacked twice by a police dog as Evans screams.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Roving gangs on scooters attacked and beat Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam, the Dutch capital, overnight in an outburst of what authorities called antisemitic violence.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of attacked
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  • Footage circulating on social media showed supporters of the Maccabi Tel Aviv soccer team being chased down and assaulted on Thursday night, with one video geolocated by NBC News to near Amsterdam's central station that showed fighting on the streets between the Israelis and their attackers.
    Corky Siemaszko, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • One of the women claims she was assaulted at just 13 years old while attending an MTV Video Music Awards after-party in September 2000 by a 30-year-old Combs and an unnamed male celebrity while an unnamed female celebrity watched.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of assaulted
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  • And in what many consider the final blow to her mayoral career, Thao’s home was raided by FBI agents in July.
    Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • Police raided the boat in 1948 and seized cash machines, Funk Gotlib told me.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of raided
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  • In another high-profile dispute, the union representing film and television actors in November struck a new labor contract with Hollywood studios that raised performers' pay while putting guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Prosecutors said Jose Menendez was struck five times, including in the back of the head, and Kitty Menendez crawled on the floor wounded before the brothers reloaded and fired a final fatal blast.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of struck
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“Pounced (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounced%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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