glancing blow

noun

: a blow with less than full force that falls off to one side
The falling tile struck him with a glancing blow on the head.

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Modelling suggests that most of the solar material will miss us, passing north of Earth, but even a glancing blow from any one of these CMEs can be enough to stir geomagnetic activity and enhance aurora shows. Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 18 May 2026 While forecasters say the impact is expected to be minor, even a glancing blow from a coronal mass ejection (also known as a CME) can supercharge geomagnetic conditions and brighten aurora displays across higher latitudes, even temporarily. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 For now, forecasters are watching whether any material from the latest eruptions delivers a glancing blow to Earth’s magnetic field in the coming days. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026 Even a glancing blow can make the difference between a galaxy filled with stars and no galaxy at all. Lee Billings, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for glancing blow

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“Glancing blow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glancing%20blow. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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