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Recent Examples of pounce
Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When that happens, Sterling pounces… … and because Bergvall is distant from the action and marked by Rice, Odegaard can move towards Gray and leave Bissouma for Partey.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
No one wants to lay out their struggles in a room where competitors are listening, ready to pounce on any sign of weakness.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Over the course of the opera, as characters deliver their testimonies, the tensely tonal music behaves like a single mass that billows and drifts, ponders and pounces, but never falls silent.
—Corinna Da Fonseca-Wollheim, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
When that happens, Sterling pounces… … and because Bergvall is distant from the action and marked by Rice, Odegaard can move towards Gray and leave Bissouma for Partey.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
The meeting took a bizarre turn when the crook accused the funeral director of watching pornography on his computer before Luis Ortega, 50, busted into the office, and the two men pounced on the victim, officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
No one wants to lay out their struggles in a room where competitors are listening, ready to pounce on any sign of weakness.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
Noun
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On Friday, a Russian ballistic missile and drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih -- Zelenskyy's home town -- killed 19 people, including nine children.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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There has been a big labor split, however, with carpenters and laborers unions going heavily for Moreno — and waging tough attacks against Aguirre.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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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
Verb
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Good enough to romp it in the Championship, not good enough to make the step up.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Even the natural elements — water, air, earth and fire — want to romp with dear Parthenope.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This month alone, the Miami resident has repeatedly been spotted frolicking with boyfriend Joaquim Valente out on the water (many times on private boat trips).—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
31 Mar. 2025
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Indeed, the group appears to almost frolic through their proverbial forest, weaving geometric patterns through one another and among white fabric panels which give depth to Cessa’s projections.—
Lauren Warnecke,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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 15 Apr. 2025.
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