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  • 51swoop down upon — Synonyms and related words: ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, catch at, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, fall on, fall upon, fasten upon, gang up on, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit, hit like… …

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  • 52To set upon — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 53Once Upon a Time (1976 film) — Infobox Film name = Once Upon a Time image size = 200px caption = The original one sheet poster director = Rolf Kauka producer = Rolf Kauka writer = narrator = starring = music = Peter Thomas cinematography = editing = distributor = released =… …

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  • 54Meditation Upon a Broomstick — A Meditation Upon a Broomstick is a satire and parody written by Jonathan Swift in 1701. Edmund Curll, in an attempt to antagonize and siphon off money from Swift, published it in 1710 from a manuscript stolen from Swift (which forced Swift to… …

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  • 55embark upon — Synonyms and related words: accept, assume, attack, attempt, buckle to, come out, embark in, embark on, endeavor, engage in, enter, enter on, enter upon, fall into, fall to, get under way, go about, go at, go in for, go into, go upon, have at,… …

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  • 56set upon — Synonyms and related words: ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, fall on, fall upon, gang up on, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit, hit like lightning, jump, land on,… …

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  • 57Earth pitch — Earth Earth ([ e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha, OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel. j[ o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[=i]r[thorn]a, OHG. ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.] 1. The globe or… …

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  • 58fall upon — fall (up)on (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To set upon with violent force: aggress, assail, assault, attack, beset, go at, have at, sail into, storm, strike. Informal: light into, pitch into. See ATTACK …

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  • 59Discovery — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Result of search or inquiry. < N PARAG:Discovery >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 discovery discovery detection disenchantment Sgm: N 1 ascertainment ascertainment disclosure find revelation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 trover …

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  • 60come at — Synonyms and related words: ambush, arrive at, arrive upon, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come down on, come upon, crack down on, descend on, descend upon, fall on, fall upon, gang up on, get at, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit,… …

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