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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce (on)
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O’Brien said Vrabel would run clinics in the offseason to help educate Houston’s coaches on things like tackling techniques and their situational effectiveness.—
Chad Graff,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025 -
Meanwhile, Ukraine has to tackle its own manpower issues, with Syrsky saying that current mobilization does not fulfill the armed forces' needs.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Sometimes, Sara would jump into the sandbox to play with the shovels herself.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Jan. 2025
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Boy restrained, secluded dozens of times On an August afternoon, in the backyard outside his house in Emmett, 9-year-old Cash jumped up and down on the trampoline with his brother.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Jan. 2025
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Schubert was convicted of assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers and sentenced to 18 months in federal prison, followed by two years of supervised release, the Bradenton Herald previously reported.—
Michael Moore Jr.,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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He was scheduled for trial in March on 15 counts, including felony offenses of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon and obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder.—
Danielle Battaglia,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Chargers have the space to potentially attack the top of the market at this position.—
Daniel Popper,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Trump appointee Michael Pack won confirmation from the U.S. Senate in May 2020 after a two-year wait and spent his seven-plus months in office attacking many of its journalists.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
23 Jan. 2025
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In a statement, Tim Scott, R-S.C., incoming chair of the Senate Banking Committee, assailed Barr both for his push for tougher regulations and inadequate oversight that helped lead to a bank run and the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and related failures at other regional banks in early 2023.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
6 Jan. 2025
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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
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“Pounce (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce%20%28on%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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