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pounce

noun as in leap; sudden swoop

verb as in leap at; take by surprise

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Example Sentences

He got a married woman with two children to “escort” him to his room and then pounced.

From Salon

"All of a sudden there was a horrendous growl and this dog came running and pounced on Alfred," Ms Gunston said.

From BBC

Then, in what Betts called a “crazy” top of the fifth, the boys in blue pounced on errors and gaffes, scoring five runs and wiping out the Yankees’ 5-0 lead.

The firms’ recommendations were pounced on by supporters of Measure G, the governance reform measure on the Nov. 5 ballot.

The Harris campaign pounced on the joke, with the vice-president pointing to the comment as a sign that Trump is "fanning the fuel of trying to divide" Americans.

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

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