hit hard
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: to be affected badly : to be harmed
Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs.
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The Red Sox have been hit hard with injuries all season.
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Colorado right-hander Antonio Senzatela, working out of the bullpen after getting removed from the starting rotation earlier this week, got hit hard.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Haboobs typically hit hard and pass quickly.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
That reality hit hard at the Energy & Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh last month, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick, Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian, and a remarkable roster of business executives, industry leaders, and federal cabinet secretaries.
—Chris Kibarian, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
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Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Colorado right-hander Antonio Senzatela, working out of the bullpen after getting removed from the starting rotation earlier this week, got hit hard.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Haboobs typically hit hard and pass quickly.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
That reality hit hard at the Energy & Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh last month, hosted by Senator Dave McCormick, Carnegie Mellon President Farnam Jahanian, and a remarkable roster of business executives, industry leaders, and federal cabinet secretaries.
—Chris Kibarian, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Hit hard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20hard. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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