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Recent Examples of pounce
Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Regimes pounce on such language, using implicit U.S. endorsements to stifle free speech and activism at home.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
Alicia Kort, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
The firms’ recommendations were pounced on by supporters of Measure G, the governance reform measure on the Nov. 5 ballot.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The photo’s copyright owner, a struggling studio in Chicago, would no doubt pounce on the campaign and demand a hefty payment for the oversight.
—Martin Gutmann, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Regimes pounce on such language, using implicit U.S. endorsements to stifle free speech and activism at home.
—Larry Diamond, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2016
Verb
That said, your future frigid self will thank you for pouncing right now.
—Alicia Kort, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
The firms’ recommendations were pounced on by supporters of Measure G, the governance reform measure on the Nov. 5 ballot.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
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For the most part, Israel’s response to Hamas’s devastating October 7 attack was confined to the Gaza Strip.Carrie A. Lee, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2024
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Episodes often feature logistically complex armed attacks, guided from afar by the top brass, played by the likes of Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, and Bruce McGill.Noel Murray, Vulture, 18 Nov. 2024
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Celebrities regularly cavorted in Tramp, the glitzy nightclub that first made a splash in London’s Mayfair in 1969.Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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Drummers beat time, firecrackers burst and fizz, and demons cavort and dance.Matt Ralphs, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Oct. 2024
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More:Def Leppard, Journey and Steve Miller romp through five hours of rock sing-alongs Dave Mason is still moving forward Despite Mason’s journeyman career playing with musical greats, his personal life often took dark turns.Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
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Glenn throttled Metzenbaum in the primary, with more than 56% of the vote, and romped in the general election over Cleveland’s Republican Mayor Ralph J. Perk.Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 30 July 2024
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Capricorn One of Jupiter's least favorite signs to frolic in is Capricorn.Lisa Stardust, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
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The frolicking, spoiled dragons are all singing and twirling and chittering, and this is like the working-class dragon, out here just trying to survive.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2024
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Amongst the ornate grandeur of the state rooms and bedrooms, hung in with priceless tapestries and embroideries of gambolling classical Arcadian subjects and vast likenesses of Stuart kings and queens, her work is arresting at every turn.Sarah Mower, Vogue, 1 July 2024
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For California’s governor, who loves gamboling on a national stage, the whole evening was a lark.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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