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
When an apple is bumped or dropped, the cells in that area are damaged.
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Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
One person allegedly continued to threaten an officer and bumped him on the chest as more officers arrived.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Livelier than the jaunty notes of ragtime that bumped the waltz back into the last century.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Without a deal, roughly 300,000 patients will be bumped out of network starting July 1 — including her.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The company bumped the Air’s RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.
—Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
We were supposed to leave on March 3, but our flight got bumped back.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The company bumped the Air’s RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.
—Shawn Chen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The company bumped the Air's RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
One person allegedly continued to threaten an officer and bumped him on the chest as more officers arrived.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Livelier than the jaunty notes of ragtime that bumped the waltz back into the last century.
—Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Without a deal, roughly 300,000 patients will be bumped out of network starting July 1 — including her.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Freep.com, 6 Mar. 2026
The company bumped the Air’s RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.
—Shawn Chen, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2026
We were supposed to leave on March 3, but our flight got bumped back.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 6 Mar. 2026
The company bumped the Air’s RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.
—Shawn Chen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
The company bumped the Air's RAM up from 8GB to 12GB without a price increase.
—ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
Verb
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Zardari slammed the government in Kabul.—
MUNIR AHMED,
Arkansas Online,
15 Mar. 2026
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Several people were hospitalized after a car slammed into the rear of another vehicle in front of the Aura nightclub in Kansas City’s midtown, and police suspect impairment was a factor, a police spokeswoman said.—
Robert A. Cronkleton
March 14,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
Verb
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And drummer Josh Freese, who returned to Nine Inch Nails last year after Foo Fighters dropped him for NIN’s previous drummer, Ilan Rubin, banged a percussion solo long enough for his bandmates to rush and join him on the main stage.—
Peter Larsen,
Oc Register,
12 Mar. 2026
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On Tuesday, Freeny banged for loose balls and rebounds and helped limit Cornhuskers’ guard Pryce Sandfort to nine points on nine field-goal attempts.—
Aaron Heisen,
Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Defender Nathan Byrne and Inter Miami’s Mateo Silvetti collided in an early head-on crash, with Silvetti drawing a yellow card.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Mar. 2026
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All these conflicting emotions — grief and joy, birth and death — just collided.—
David Morgan,
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
Verb
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That consensus has since been smashed.—
Ariel David,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Mar. 2026
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With one out and one, Australia’s Rixon Wingrove smashed a line drive to right-center field.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Oil prices crashed back below $100 per barrel by the March 9 opening bell.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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The most recent occurred on May 3, 2013, when a KC-135R crashed after takeoff south of Chaldovar, Kyrgyzstan, while supporting the war in Afghanistan.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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He gets rammed by a second vehicle and pushed up on top of the vehicle’s hood.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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According to the Lakewood Police Department, the suspect rammed two federal immigration vehicles, injuring one agent.—
Jasmine Arenas,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The lobbyists, Staples said, had the debate wrapped up tight long before the farmers even knocked the dirt off their boots and entered Congress.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Police said the crash knocked both the operator and his passenger off the e-scooter.—
Jose Fabian,
CBS News,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The mobile margarita bar in an an old VW van was an Instagram hit - and served a pretty perfect cocktail.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 Mar. 2026
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The Big 12 player of the year hit the game-winner from the right side — while also falling to his right with the Cyclones’ Killyan Toure closely guarding.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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