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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
Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Typically, their damage is mostly limited to the bumps and lumps created by their tunneling activity.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Analyst Surinder Thind also bumped his price target to $15 from $11.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Dual moguls sees two skiers racing side by side down the course featuring two jumps and fields of bumps, known as moguls.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 15 Feb. 2026
Typically, their damage is mostly limited to the bumps and lumps created by their tunneling activity.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
Verb
Their assignations bump along methodically, PowerPoint-style.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
Analyst Surinder Thind also bumped his price target to $15 from $11.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump
Noun
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Second-generation antihistamines work by blocking histamine receptors in your skin to reduce itching and swelling.—
Zia Sherrell,
Health,
17 Feb. 2026
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Some of those benefits are reduction in swelling and inflammation, pain relief, lowering of stress levels and fatigue.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The demotion may have been an in-season wake-up call, but the season, as a whole, was an inflection point.—
Evan Grant,
Dallas Morning News,
18 Feb. 2026
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For staff and faculty, disciplinary actions can include termination, demotion and salary reduction, per the law.—
Cate Charron,
IndyStar,
18 Feb. 2026
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Vehicle collisions on the road are a top cause of bear mortality.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Charlotte Hornets star LaMelo Ball got into a minor collision on Wednesday afternoon in uptown Charlotte.—
Rod Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Some days Dhrubo banged his head against the wall, as though their mother would come and give him her attention.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Feb. 2026
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Griseck is concerned about point guard Gustavo Roca, who banged his knee on a layup and left the game late in the third quarter.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 Feb. 2026
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Look for fresh jumbo lump crabmeat for this absolutely decadent dip.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2026
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The adjustments include new, higher monthly benefit payments as well as a retroactive lump-sum payment for benefits paid from January 2024 onward.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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The correct route onto the island, which is home to an MoD firing range, is via a barrier by QinetiQ’s security office.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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For Bill Self and others who follow Big 12 basketball, a rather quiet Sunday night was interrupted with the news of Jerome Tang’s firing as men’s basketball coach at Kansas State.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
16 Feb. 2026
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Pitchers and catchers report This week, Albernaz gets a glimpse of his pitching staff and catchers, before the thump of an offensive lineup joins the workouts.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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For what felt like an eternity — but was really 20 minutes — the whole place was enveloped in an eerie silence, the only sound being the steady thump of techno-pop playing through the loudspeakers.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The car left the roadway and hit a canal bank before colliding with a tree.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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An off-duty Gary police officer and his family were injured when a police car collided with a semi-trailer truck on Thursday in northwest Indiana.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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