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Recent Examples of pounce
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
But the moment Golden State lets go of the rope, Minnesota pounces.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
At the same time, the Pacers need to play with hyper-attention to detail for 48 minutes against a Thunder team that will relentlessly pounce on any hint of laziness.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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Noun
An ancient breed, born to hunt, to sniff out blood and pounce.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
But the moment Golden State lets go of the rope, Minnesota pounces.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
Verb
The group then pounced on Marshall, delivering him a beatdown with an onslaught of kicks while another person appeared to strike him repeatedly with a stick.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025
At the same time, the Pacers need to play with hyper-attention to detail for 48 minutes against a Thunder team that will relentlessly pounce on any hint of laziness.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pounce
Noun
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The restaurant was a favorite hangout of the Gilbert Goons and the site of seven parking lot attacks, according to beating videos, interviews and police records.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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His campaign has said Trump's online attacks often result in new campaign donors.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
23 July 2025
Verb
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As a member of the gentry, Thomas is crossing class lines by cavorting with the fishermen who work for his father-in-law.—
B. Pietras
June 10,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2025
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Inevitably, the moment that Margarita spies a hobby horsing class cavorting around a room in the local middle school will likely have a profound effect on the film’s audience.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Scottie Scheffler romped to a magnificent four-shot victory to seal his first British Open title at Royal Portrush on Sunday, notching his fourth major success.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Strasburg won a franchise-record 14 straight decisions and is the first NL starter to begin a season 11-0 since San Diego’s Andy Hawkins in 1985. 2016 — Wilmer Flores went 6 for 6 with two of New York’s five home runs, and the Mets romped to a 14-3 win and a four-game sweep of the Chicago Cubs.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
Verb
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After a day spent frolicking in the water, give your dog’s coat a good rinse to remove the salt water.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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For visitors who want to spend most of their vacation frolicking in the sand, but also want some mountain air, the relatively short Rim of the World Scenic Byway offers an easy weekend getaway to the rockier terrain of the Inland Empire.—
Jessie Beck,
AFAR Media,
17 July 2025
Verb
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An escaped pet zebra that went on the lam in Tennessee was captured Sunday after gamboling in the forest for more than a week.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 June 2025
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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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“Pounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pounce. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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