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Recent Examples of pounce
Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
An American eagle, talons out to pounce on prey, compellingly highlights the contributions of Native Americans.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Upon seeing these figures, analysts, experts and pretty much anyone with access to Semrush or Ahrefs pounced and published their take on how HubSpot had managed to sink so low.
—Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Noun
Her beauty was cold, vicious, like a leopard waiting to pounce.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
An American eagle, talons out to pounce on prey, compellingly highlights the contributions of Native Americans.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
Now, Eovaldi only pumped 94 on that upper-middle offering, but Vivas pounced on it.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 May 2025
Upon seeing these figures, analysts, experts and pretty much anyone with access to Semrush or Ahrefs pounced and published their take on how HubSpot had managed to sink so low.
—Lis Anderson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
Noun
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Try supplements: Certain supplements, such as Riboflavin and CoQ10, can help reduce the frequency and severity of attacks.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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Gangs control at least 85% of its capital, Port-au-Prince, and have launched attacks in the country’s central region in recent years.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Verb
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Masked protesters, dancing and cavorting around burning American flags.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2025
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Studying dust devils is about more than the wow factor of these wild whirlwinds cavorting across the landscape.—
Amanda Kooser,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Unruh, a junior from Cheyenne Wells, romped through the girls Class 1A 100, 200 and 400 meters finals Saturday.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
17 May 2025
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Dead by Daylight Dead by Daylight has evolved from a gory, goofy multiplayer romp to a shockingly nuanced e-sports-adjacent platform.—
Luke Winkie,
Vulture,
1 Apr. 2025
Verb
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She's pictured laying on the beach, in front of zebras grazing, and frolicking in a pool.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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The bubbly, feel-good record soundtracks the flirty campaign video, which sees Doja frolicking around the NYC streets and treating the concrete jungle like her own personal spa resort.—
Regina Cho,
VIBE.com,
5 May 2025
Verb
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The dire wolves known to paleontologists, however, are different from the creatures that can now be viewed in Colossal videos gamboling in an open field.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 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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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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