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as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table
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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle
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as in to bang
to come into usually forceful contact with something
that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized
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Recent Examples of bump
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
When Facebook went public in 2012, it was considered by many as the worst big IPO in a decade because there was no big initial bump in share price.
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Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Pratt, who had an early lead over Raman, was bumped to third place as more votes were counted.
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Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Noun
Also closing on June 21 was The Balusters, seeing a sizable bump of $81,395 (to $351,588) in its final seven-performance week.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
When Facebook went public in 2012, it was considered by many as the worst big IPO in a decade because there was no big initial bump in share price.
—
Erik Sherman,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
Verb
Use light pressure when rubbing the skin, and avoid washing multiple peaches at once to prevent them from bumping into each other.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
Pratt, who had an early lead over Raman, was bumped to third place as more votes were counted.
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Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump
Noun
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Eventually, the swelling went down.
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The swelling is a reoccurrence of the original injury suffered by Abel in mid-April.
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City employees allegedly took demotions or resigned to avoid a toxic work environment.
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Before his demotion, Lewis was swinging at everything, and the strikeouts began to pile up.
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Scotland's Ben Gannon-Doak was trying to run down a long pass when Moroccan goalkeeper Yassine Bounou ran out to grab the ball, and both met in a crunching collision that left both players down for a minute.
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The alert also cited jet ski accidents involving American citizens, including a rider killed in a boat collision and cases of operators ignoring warnings of dangerous weather.
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While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.
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And on the other hand, there've been some folks who would like to see me out every day, right, banging the drum.
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Far from lumps of rock, the trojans, along with DJ and Dinkinesh (which is the Ethiopian name for the Lucy fossil), are windows into the past, and the storytellers of the Earth's most ancient history.
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Rather than receiving a lump-sum loan upfront, borrowers can access a credit line as needed during the draw period (up to the credit limit).
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Michael Reaves / Getty Images The decision to hire May fell in the lap of Mavericks president Masai Ujiri, who took over the team last month following the firing of former GM Nico Harrison in November.
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Johnson’s Office of Community Safety has seen major and sudden changes in recent months, particularly in Johnson’s sudden firing of Gatewood.
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Not long after, Jamison’s parents reported hearing a loud thump, as though someone had fallen, according to prosecutors.
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While playing Pragmata, the thump of approaching robots had solid directionality, and the weapon blasts had a good amount of low-end force.
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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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“Bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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