Thesaurus results for SIDESWIPE

sideswipe

verb

Definition of sideswipe

as in to hit

US to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle The taxi sideswiped a parked car.

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Recent Examples of sideswipe The man then lost control of the bike and sideswiped a Subaru Legacy that was in the left lane, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 The victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Miles, who also has a Glenwood address, ran away after his vehicle sideswiped an individual attempting to start a car, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Last week, The Economist wrote a breathless piece about how the US economy is firing on all cylinders—and fears that a recession will sideswipe stocks are just plain wrong. — Michael Foster, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for sideswipe

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Dramatic footage shows a torrent of water hitting at the Nepal-China border.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Parton earned dozens of top 10 country hits, and her professional ambitions grew along with her career.

— Jewly Hight, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

Fire Stick competitor Roku bumped the prices of its Roku Ultra streaming device $50, from $100 to $150.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026
When Allie and Owen decide to bump their rumpy-pumpy to next year, in order to get to know each other better, there is a relief in their compliance, like exhausted toddlers who have stopped fighting bedtime.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bump

Verb

But Ezra Klein’s commentary on the movie did lead me to think about the broader issues the movie raises, which strike me as interesting and important.

— Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2026
Iran still strikes at tankers, and expects some form of control over the strait to endure even after a diplomatic settlement.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of strike

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Momota has been seen running around with a cone over his head and ramming it into his mother, according to the AP.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026
Forty-five minutes in front of a Croke Park terrace rammed with Leeds supporters, less than a week after becoming the club’s most expensive transfer in history, also gave him an unsubtle insight into the reaction.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026

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