strike (someone) as
idiom
: to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way
It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.
Her comment struck me as odd.
She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.
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Thousands of civil servants go on strike as part of a nationwide civil disobedience movement.
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Jerome Wright, an activist who spent a decade in solitary confinement while in prison, described the strike as another effort to undermine a law overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
In September 2024, transportation unions, which also reported being extorted by criminals, carried out a workers strike as a warning to the Boluarte government and marched toward Congress.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Jobless claims posted an unexpected jump following Hurricane Helene and the Boeing strike as well.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
Jerome Wright, an activist who spent a decade in solitary confinement while in prison, described the strike as another effort to undermine a law overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
In September 2024, transportation unions, which also reported being extorted by criminals, carried out a workers strike as a warning to the Boluarte government and marched toward Congress.
—Michael Rios, CNN, 18 Mar. 2025
Jobless claims posted an unexpected jump following Hurricane Helene and the Boeing strike as well.
—Kristian Burt, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Strike (someone) as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20%28someone%29%20as. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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