as in slammed
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 bumped
In prior days, Audi seemed to have bumped into a reliability issue, while Racing Bulls has seen improvement.
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Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After being bumped to September for three straight years because of the NSCAR Street Race, the Taste of Chicago is reclaiming its longstanding dates in July, the city announced.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
If Southwest’s staffers determine that a passenger who has bought a single seat requires extra space, the passenger will have to pay the day-of-travel fare for another seat — or, if the flight is fully booked, will be bumped to another flight.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Something to watch – Geno Malkin got his shoulder bumped on the bench and collapsed in pain.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The Knicks then bumped their reserve sharpshooter up to available to play against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Last week, Deutsche Bank bumped its price target for the stock to $375 from $360.
—Lisa Kailai Han,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Cardman should have launched last year but was bumped to make room on the way down for NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were stuck nearly a year at the space station because of Boeing’s capsule problems.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Patriots won just four games last season but bumped that to 14 this year — one of three teams in NFL history to improve by at least 10 games in 12 months — and now advance to play host to Monday night’s winner between Houston and Pittsburgh.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
After being bumped to September for three straight years because of the NSCAR Street Race, the Taste of Chicago is reclaiming its longstanding dates in July, the city announced.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
If Southwest’s staffers determine that a passenger who has bought a single seat requires extra space, the passenger will have to pay the day-of-travel fare for another seat — or, if the flight is fully booked, will be bumped to another flight.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2026
Something to watch – Geno Malkin got his shoulder bumped on the bench and collapsed in pain.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
The Knicks then bumped their reserve sharpshooter up to available to play against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
Last week, Deutsche Bank bumped its price target for the stock to $375 from $360.
—Lisa Kailai Han,christopher Hayes, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2026
Cardman should have launched last year but was bumped to make room on the way down for NASA’s Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, who were stuck nearly a year at the space station because of Boeing’s capsule problems.
—Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
The Patriots won just four games last season but bumped that to 14 this year — one of three teams in NFL history to improve by at least 10 games in 12 months — and now advance to play host to Monday night’s winner between Houston and Pittsburgh.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
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At one point, Malinin slammed his fists on his thighs in frustration.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
1 Feb. 2026
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After Disneyland Resort increased prices on hundreds of foods and drinks, fans slammed the changes on a Disney tourist blog.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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One man pulled a small hotel sign off the building and raised it above his head, while another banged a pot on it to make more noise.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
26 Jan. 2026
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In recent weeks, defense secretary Pete Hegseth has banged the drum about the Pentagon’s desire to be a tech-focused, AI-first department.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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Williams fell to the court after Rockets guard Reed Sheppard collided with his right leg.—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
1 Feb. 2026
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In 1958, Neihardt swerved his blue Studebaker to avoid a truck and collided head-on into an oncoming car.—
Shannon Taggart,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Pageau smashed home his second goal late in the third to finish off a listless Flyers team.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Cook 3 garlic cloves, smashed, ⅓ cup mild honey, ⅓ cup white wine vinegar, 3 Tbsp.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Small plane crash in Colombia kills 15 BOGOTA, Colombia -- A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board including a member of congress, authorities said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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In pictures shared by the CHP, multiple trucks and cars were seen crashed into each other, with personal belongings lying on the ground.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 Jan. 2026
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Anaheim police arrested a teen connected to a group of smash-and-grab robbers who purposefully rammed an SUV into an Anaheim jewelry store before crashing their getaway cars during a pursuit last month.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Officials say security has been increased at religious sites across New York City after a suspect repeatedly rammed a car into a well‑known Jewish building in Brooklyn.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Trump, true to form, knocked Biden for skipping the Super Bowl Sunday platform.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
3 Feb. 2026
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Second division Albacete knocked Real Madrid out of the Copa del Rey last month.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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