ambushing

verb

present participle of ambush
as in attacking
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king

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Recent Examples of ambushing After ambushing Nobel hopeful Kersten onboard, Wohmann makes multiple attempts to interview him. — Alissa Simon, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026 Prosecutors, meanwhile, have alleged that Mangione meticulously planned the killing for months, documenting his thoughts in journals and traveling across the country before ambushing Thompson in New York City. — Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 Lit up by minor-leaguers ambushing first-pitch fastballs? — Levi Weaver, New York Times, 8 June 2026 Arizona’s offense set the tone for the night by absolutely ambushing Ray, needing just six pitches to plate four runs. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 19 May 2026 Atletico’s path to the semifinals has been taking first-leg leads — ambushing Tottenham at home then winning at Barcelona — before riding out severe pressure in the return game. — ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 Israel’s offensive, which lasted just over a month, was largely seen as a success for Hezbollah, with the militant group holding off Israeli advances and ambushing troops in the south of the country. — Callum Sutherland, Time, 10 Apr. 2026 Grass lines in 8 to 15 feet of water make a perfect location for ambushing their prey and hiding from other predatory fish like muskies. — Derek Horner, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026 Rajabi was therefore reduced to meeting Khamenei by ambushing him after evening prayers in his compound. — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ambushing
  1. attacking
  2. assaulting
  3. capturing
Verb
  • So too are there similarities to the Brentford side that came up under Thomas Frank, given their set-piece credentials and attacking variety.
    — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fishback has been aggressively attacking Donalds over his politics and his race while holding rallies across the state drawing crowds of young men motivated by his hard-right campaign promises.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of attacking
Verb
  • Conviser’s case, which was partially dismissed for lack of standing, accused legendary DePaul softball coach Eugene Lenti of verbally and mentally abusing his athletes and physically assaulting a staffer.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The case has also received widespread coverage in the US – including on CNN – where Trump has been assaulting DEI policies.
    — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of assaulting
Verb
  • The Arakan Army controls much of Rakhine after capturing territory from the military in recent years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • This impending surge in lunar traffic makes time-sensitive missions like CosmoCube crucial to capturing the universe’s earliest faint signals before the quietest sanctuary in the solar system becomes noisy.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of capturing

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