hit the ground
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: to drop down to the ground suddenly
She hit the ground when the gunfire started.
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After he was tackled by a Denver Broncos defender, his head hit the ground with enough force to cause the head injury.
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The 32-year-old PhD student was near a police station close to the courts, when tens of residents immediately hit the ground following the blast.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Soon after turning 20, DiCaprio hit the ground running with his film career.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Both have spent heavily in the transfer market this year — City around £180million in January and a further £220m in the summer, Liverpool just short of £450m this summer — but very few of the incoming players have hit the ground running.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
The 32-year-old PhD student was near a police station close to the courts, when tens of residents immediately hit the ground following the blast.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
Soon after turning 20, DiCaprio hit the ground running with his film career.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
Both have spent heavily in the transfer market this year — City around £180million in January and a further £220m in the summer, Liverpool just short of £450m this summer — but very few of the incoming players have hit the ground running.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
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“Hit the ground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20the%20ground. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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