sallied

verb

Definition of salliednext
past tense of sally
as in jumped

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  1. jumped
  2. tackled
  3. captured
  4. assailed
  5. charged
  6. attacked
  7. ensnared
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  • The Cavaliers jumped out to 15 straight wins to begin the year and have kept up that pace even with four losses on the year.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In other words, long-term borrowing costs have jumped nearly 1% in just three months.
    JJ Kinahan, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of jumped
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  • Skeletor is a legendary comic book villain, but nothing Leto hasn't tackled before.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 21 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of tackled
Verb
  • They were finally captured in Graham, Texas.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The surprising results, captured in a TikTok video, went viral with almost 1 million likes.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of captured
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
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  • Milwaukee's snow and ice fee is charged annually to homeowners and pays for citywide snowplowing services.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • And now prosecutors have charged the shooter, Luigi Mangione, with terrorism.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of charged
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
  • His former second-in-command, Ingrid Lewis-Martin, was indicted last week, and several other members of the administration, nearly all of whom have since left the administration, have also been ensnared in investigations.
    Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But the two young missionaries are then forced to prove their faith by becoming ensnared in his deadly game of cat-and-mouse with Reed.
    Lynette Rice, Deadline, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of ensnared
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