pounced (on)

verb

Definition of pounced (on)next
past tense of pounce (on)
as in tackled

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounced (on)
  1. tackled
  2. jumped
  3. attacked
  4. assailed
  5. assaulted
Verb
  • Angel tackled darker themes than its predecessor while still maintaining the quippy lightness that makes Joss Whedon’s masterpieces, well, masterpieces.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Skeletor is a legendary comic book villain, but nothing Leto hasn't tackled before.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of tackled
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  • The episode title is a reference to a Happy Days episode in which Fonzie jumped over a shark while water-skiing.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • All my heart goes out to my beautiful, brave nephew and the angels (my neighbors) who jumped to my aid and endured the chaos for 45 long minutes on the icy asphalt New Years morning.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • The site has previously been attacked by Ukrainian drones.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Two months after the end of the Korean War, the United States signed a bilateral mutual security treaty with South Korea in which Washington committed to come to Seoul’s aid if it were attacked.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of attacked
Verb
  • Many online also praised Luigi Mangione, the murder suspect, who assailed large corporations in writings found by police.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • But the deal was almost immediately assailed as inadequate by a string of delegates.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of assailed
Verb
  • One of the officers who was assaulted was Brian Sicknick.
    Tom Dreisbach, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
  • When the large group showed up and confronted the victim, one underage student allegedly assaulted him while Brainard laughed, as caught in campus videos cited by police in the documents, per WVCB.
    Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of assaulted
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