sallied

verb

Definition of salliednext
past tense of sally
as in jumped

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sallied
  1. jumped
  2. tackled
  3. captured
  4. assailed
  5. charged
  6. attacked
  7. ensnared
Verb
  • According to Capgemini's research, the percentage of large companies that have adopted generative AI has jumped from 6% last year to 24% this year.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Shares in Hong Kong jumped while most other markets in Asia and Europe eked out small gains.
    Ian Mount, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of jumped
Verb
  • This is what Bob’s Red Mill, the whole grain manufacturer and a client of mine, tackled first at their Milwaukie, Oregon manufacturing plant.
    Kate Gaertner, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Break your big goals into smaller, bite-sized pieces that can be tackled week by week.
    Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of tackled
Verb
  • Millard captured dummy’s king and led the jack, forcing South’s queen.
    Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The incident captured by the surveillance camera shows Molaei without a hijab.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of captured
Verb
  • The historic disaster presented unique challenges for emergency officials trying to evacuate and safeguard residents in a mountainous region assailed by multiple floods and tropical-storm winds.
    Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
  • View Comments Megyn Kelly, the former Fox News and NBC host turned conservative podcaster, also assailed CBS for fact checking Vance’s claims.
    Hadas Gold, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of assailed
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  • Daniel was one of seven Aryan Brotherhood members already serving life in federal prison to be charged with murder in aid of racketeering for the notorious prison gang.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • White and the 10 other defendants have all been charged with a single felony count of elder or dependent adult abuse.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of charged
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
Verb
  • Since the shooting, the film and Baldwin have been ensnared in legal proceedings.
    Kristian Burt, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The outage seems to have also ensnared Zelle, the digital payment network that Bank of America owns with other banks.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of ensnared
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