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
Brunson was bumped, covered and hounded by San Antonio’s arsenal of young defensive-minded guards.
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Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Rod Brind’Amour had elected not to challenge the Golden Knights’ opening goal of the series on Tuesday, after Andersen was bumped by Keegan Kolesar at the edge of his crease, because the Carolina coach knew the NHL required a heavy burden of proof to overturn a call.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Moss and his teammates were celebrating when senior middle hitter Nate Knight bumped him.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Just bumped into him many times.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Ruca and Lynch bumped Jessika Carr out of the ring.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Truist bumped its price target on Alphabet to $430 from $415, and took Amazon to $320 from $310.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Punjab moved into the fourth and last open playoff spot but could be bumped out by Sunday’s results.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
The former couple bumped into each other on a recent flight, marking their first close encounter in 20 years.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026
Rod Brind’Amour had elected not to challenge the Golden Knights’ opening goal of the series on Tuesday, after Andersen was bumped by Keegan Kolesar at the edge of his crease, because the Carolina coach knew the NHL required a heavy burden of proof to overturn a call.
—Chris Johnston, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Moss and his teammates were celebrating when senior middle hitter Nate Knight bumped him.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026
Just bumped into him many times.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 1 June 2026
Ruca and Lynch bumped Jessika Carr out of the ring.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Truist bumped its price target on Alphabet to $430 from $415, and took Amazon to $320 from $310.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Punjab moved into the fourth and last open playoff spot but could be bumped out by Sunday’s results.
—ABC News, 23 May 2026
The former couple bumped into each other on a recent flight, marking their first close encounter in 20 years.
—Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
Verb
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That window has not slammed shut.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Overnight, a Russian drone slammed into a Romanian building.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The small, but spirited, Peruvian fan group in the north stands banged its drums and waved flags, finally able to be part of the party.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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Founders of Avatech’s mentee companies, seated in front of their laptops, clapped and banged their hands on tables to the distinctive stomp-stomp-clap beat of the song as an electric guitar wailed.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
Verb
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The mini bike collided with the van while the larger vehicle was turning, initial reports say.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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Marcelo Mayer joined Rafaela on the corners because Guardians righty Codi Heuer’s 2-2 slider collided with his right ankle, but the two free baserunners were returned to sender when pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida flew out to left.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, a split-second later, the Brazilians — with nowhere to go — smashed into the back of the Italian boat.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla smashed into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo, and Flanagan just happened to be along for the ride.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Once Tolle was done the Red Sox were in cruise control, though the club endured one scary moment in the seventh when Rafaela crashed into the center field wall at full speed trying to make a catch on what wound up being an RBI triple by Adley Rutschman.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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The plane crashed near Medulin, a town on the Istria peninsula, a statement said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
Verb
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The teen got in his car, then rammed into his father’s truck, officials wrote.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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In one accident, a driver lost control of a car that rammed into a restaurant’s terrace, leaving two people wounded including one seriously, Nuñez said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
31 May 2026
Verb
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The committee’s volunteers knocked on more than 32,000 doors, made more than 50,000 calls and distributed more than 1,200 yard signs, according to Andrew Kim from the Yes on Measure V Davis ground team.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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Arizona State upset Texas in the first game, as Kavan was uncharacteristically knocked around for eight hits and three earned runs across five innings.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
3 June 2026
Verb
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The Rockies’ Kyle Karros hit an opposite-field line drive that carried to the right-field warning track, but Lee tracked down the potential extra-base hit on the run, then crashed into the chain-link portion of the fence.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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The hitting coaches have been really emphasizing it.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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