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lunge

noun as in pounce

verb as in pounce, dive for

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When two grenades slid across the floor of a basement in Kibbutz Alumim, he lunged forward, picked up one and lobbed it to safety.

"One of them lunged for me and tried to grab my camera, which was strapped around my neck," she said.

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As Ahmad approached, Franco took the knife and lunged forwards, stabbing the teenager in the neck.

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Again, no storming, no lunging, not even a feint.

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Shortly after Lowry lunged towards the fan on the 10th tee, one of these reminders was booed by the American fans around the 11th green.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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