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Recent Examples of pounce
Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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
Phil Rogers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
After Alexander Wennberg’s shot from the point went wide of the net, Thompson pounced on the loose puck and fired a shot from near the faceoff dot that got past Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz at the 2:23 mark of the third period.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Noun
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—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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
Verb
Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson pounced, giving up a fourth-round pick in 2026 while taking on the final season of Thuney’s contract.
—Phil Rogers, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
After Alexander Wennberg’s shot from the point went wide of the net, Thompson pounced on the loose puck and fired a shot from near the faceoff dot that got past Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz at the 2:23 mark of the third period.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
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Although the direct hit damage from his Repulsor Blast is being decreased, the attack's spell field damage is being bolstered to make up for it.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
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Grimes said that, in the experience of KnowBe4, social engineering is involved in 70% - 90% of all successful hacking attacks.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Directly opposite the Pendry stands the notorious Riot House Bar (now Andaz West Hollywood) where Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones snorted and cavorted in the ’60s and ’70s.—
Edmund Vallance,
AFAR Media,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Queen’s Gambit netflix Ripley Year: 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,
18 Mar. 2025
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Laporte made 13 appearances that season, playing the full 90 minutes in almost all of them as City romped to the Premier League title.—
Steve Price,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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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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The video cuts between scenes that are soaked in cold blue hues and others that are hyper-realistic, where the couple runs through city streets and frolic through parks.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Neighbors drift from apartment to apartment, frolicking or fighting, partying more than working, as the day drags on like a high that won’t go away.—
Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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All the dancers make their way inside eventually, with the elderly Bolger doing his best to gambol along with them.—
Bill Wyman,
Vulture,
28 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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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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