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lunge

noun as in pounce

verb as in pounce, dive for

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I lunge forward, but Autumn’s arm quickly extends and grabs the collar of my jacket before I can jump after Woo.

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“We have no choice,” posted China’s consul general in Osaka, “but to cut off that dirty neck that has lunged at us without a moment’s hesitation. Are you ready?”

China’s consul-general in the Japanese city of Osaka on Monday posted a message on X saying “the dirty neck” that lunges at China should be cut off, referring to Takaichi’s comments.

The animal had lunged at him with astonishing speed, giving him barely enough time to duck his head in a last ditch effort to protect his jugular vein.

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Lloyd-Hall lunged at Harry with a pointed dagger, metres from where uniformed police officers were stationed.

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

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