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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album
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as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury
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Recent Examples of hit
Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Marcell Ozuna and Esmerlyn Valdez also hit solo homers for the Pirates.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
This surprising mix of cripsy prosciutto, Parmesan wafers, figs, and nuts will be a hit at your next party.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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Adam Staley, who hits his local store at least four days a week for samples and deals, talks about Costco as an addiction – albeit one that is good for his family’s health and their budget.
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Jessica Guynn,
USA Today,
27 June 2026
Marcell Ozuna and Esmerlyn Valdez also hit solo homers for the Pirates.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
Noun
Fastball is only getting so good, curveball is trending in the right direction and Burger with a huge hit.
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Cal Phillips,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 June 2026
This surprising mix of cripsy prosciutto, Parmesan wafers, figs, and nuts will be a hit at your next party.
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Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani leads the NL in votes received, which would give him the automatic starting spot at DH should that lead hold into Thursday, knocking Schmitt out of contention.
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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Apple bumped its prices across much of its product lineup today, in some cases adding hundreds of dollars to the cost of a new Macintosh.
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In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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The 44-year-old singer's children, Sean Preston, 20, and Jayden James, 19, made a rare joint public appearance at Paris Men's Fashion Week after TMZ reported that the two would achieve a runway milestone together during the days-long sartorial event overseas.
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In addition, for those who endeavor to achieve a higher degree, Future Legends continues to support its scholars into post graduate fields such as medicine, law, the sciences, and finance, the news release states.
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And the game overall is the latest in a mini stretch of recent success.
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The success has not changed another of Kelly’s trademarks, which is to show as little emotion on the mound as possible, which means pretty much none.
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Emotionally, militarily, even symbolically, this is a devastating blow to the Black Queen and her cause.
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When Lucerys refuses, Aemond chases Lucerys on his dragon, seemingly meaning to injure him rather than kill him, but his dragon, Vhagar, delivers a fatal blow to Rhaenyra’s son.
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The parasite has now been discovered in cattle in south Texas and New Mexico, which prompted Canada to slap bans on live cattle from the region.
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Aranda slapped an outside changeup on a line down the leftfield line, and the ball struck the screen on the fair side of foul pole for a three-run homer.
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Minutes earlier, Freeman had been lying in the grass after colliding with an Australian player.
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His primary focus was a woman who still appeared to be trapped inside the 2008 Volkswagen Golf that had just swerved into oncoming traffic and collided with a box truck.
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Cendejas is a partner at the Strategy Group and has worked with several notable winning political campaigns, including San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and Wahab’s first run for Senate against former Fremont Mayor Lily Mei in 2022.
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The Red Sox have won seven of his last eight games.
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“Hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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