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Recent Examples of pounce
Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The photo was taken in Columbus, Ohio, about 48 miles east of Springfield, according to a July Reddit post.
Sept. 9 and 10: The claim explodes on a national stage
Vance was the first from the Republican presidential ticket to pounce.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
Maryland pounced, scoring 27 points off those turnovers, which is the highest total surrendered by the Fighting Illini this season.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Now Percy is back to pounce on a new Predator project arriving in April of 2025 that brings together the fierce Yautja warrior with your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man for a cross-species, webslinging showdown amid the skyscrapers of New York.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
The photo was taken in Columbus, Ohio, about 48 miles east of Springfield, according to a July Reddit post.
Sept. 9 and 10: The claim explodes on a national stage
Vance was the first from the Republican presidential ticket to pounce.
—Maria Ramirez Uribe and Amy Sherman, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
Verb
Shep likes to pounce at you out of nowhere and start barking, and yeah, that’s startling, but still.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Feb. 2025
Maryland pounced, scoring 27 points off those turnovers, which is the highest total surrendered by the Fighting Illini this season.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
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But in light of ongoing attacks against PayPal accounts using emails sent from genuine PayPal addresses, how will this help protect you from hackers and scammers?—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hamas started the war with its Oct. 7, 2023, attack that left 1,200 dead in Israel, mostly civilians, and took some 250 hostage.—
Samy Magdy and David Rising,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2025
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Or just pay close attention to the time-lapse footage of emerging cicadas or the cavorting manatees or the Darwin’s rhea, a South American ostrich that happens to be from one of the few species in the documentary that let males raise their kids.—
Daniel Fienberg,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Recruit Netflix Ripley Years: 2024 Length: 1 season, 8 episodes Creator: Steven Zaillian The first adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s infamous novel since Matt Damon and Jude Law cavorted around Italy stars the phenomenal Andrew Scott as the title character, Tom Ripley.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2025
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These four simple words will replay in your head for weeks, accompanied by the image of Aaron Pierre romping down the hallway.—
Brendan Le,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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He was even booed — briefly, and by a minority of fans — after a giveaway led to Vancouver’s only goal in a 6-1 Jets romp last week.—
Murat Ates,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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An early video from Honduras feels like a tourist-board commercial, with Bishop and followers frolicking in the river.—
David Peisner,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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At the Bronx Zoo in New York City, snow leopards and bears enjoyed frolicking in the flurries Tuesday.—
Patrick Smith,
NBC News,
12 Feb. 2025
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The new brand’s packaging and visual identity – created by Mexican artist Francisco Herrera and featuring a winged spider monkey — evokes Kahlo’s exotic style, as well as her love of these monkeys, which once gamboled around her garden.—
Joan Oleck,
Forbes,
12 Dec. 2024
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Those endless summer days spent watching Messi gambol around the football pitches of our souls?—
Jack Lang,
The Athletic,
14 July 2024
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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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