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
Your team could get bumped out by another on a hot streak.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
However, as Mayfield continued walking past the sideline, Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba bumped into him as if to put him on notice about upcoming plays.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
With the Chiefs up 6-0 but not finding the end zone, Kelce was seen yelling in Reid’s ear about the team’s offensive struggles after the coach bumped him on the shoulder.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
It should be noted that preemptions were significant throughout premiere week, with syndicated series bumped to make room for Monday Night Football and the 24th anniversary of 9/11, which are standard at this time of year, in addition to as coverage of both the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
That’s been bumped to February, town spokesperson Rika White told the Observer recently.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Earlier this summer, JPMorgan Chase bumped the annual fee on its Sapphire Reserve by 45% to $795.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Playoff fields were expanded to six teams in each league in 2022, with wild-card series bumped to a best-of-three.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
This feature was somewhat infamously promised as part of last year's release but got bumped back after development difficulties.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
However, as Mayfield continued walking past the sideline, Eagles safety Andrew Mukuba bumped into him as if to put him on notice about upcoming plays.
—Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
With the Chiefs up 6-0 but not finding the end zone, Kelce was seen yelling in Reid’s ear about the team’s offensive struggles after the coach bumped him on the shoulder.
—Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2025
It should be noted that preemptions were significant throughout premiere week, with syndicated series bumped to make room for Monday Night Football and the 24th anniversary of 9/11, which are standard at this time of year, in addition to as coverage of both the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
That’s been bumped to February, town spokesperson Rika White told the Observer recently.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2025
Earlier this summer, JPMorgan Chase bumped the annual fee on its Sapphire Reserve by 45% to $795.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Playoff fields were expanded to six teams in each league in 2022, with wild-card series bumped to a best-of-three.
—Mike Digiovanna, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
This feature was somewhat infamously promised as part of last year's release but got bumped back after development difficulties.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
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And in a different year, with a different quarterback, the outcome was the same early in Monday night’s first quarter as Higgins pivoted to his back-shoulder and slammed to the turf with a 19-yard catch.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Tatiana slammed the horn and floored the gas pedal, roaring into her backyard.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Dart and Hart banged helmets on the play and, with Dart taking a moment to catch his breath, he was sent for a concussion exam by the spotter in the booth.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Opposition lawmakers banged their hands on their tables, pushing the speaker to cut short the debate on the government program.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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As a result, both cars collided in the fast lane.—
Lydia Mee,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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For the first time in a while, their pop world’s fully collided.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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This once-passing fad, never projected by the originators or detractors to make it this far, had smashed every measurable and monetizable metric over the last half century.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
1 Oct. 2025
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At least four people were killed and eight injured when a gunman in a pickup truck smashed through the doors of a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints chapel in Michigan during a Sunday service attended by hundreds, opened fire and set the building ablaze.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
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According to law enforcement, a man rammed a pickup truck into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc Township before opening fire and, officials believe, setting the building ablaze.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The emergency services Loeb was hearing were headed to the nearby Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue, where an assailant rammed a car into people before stabbing several members of the community, killing two.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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As Brown crashed hard onto the orange turf of the end zone, his helmet popped off, spinning several yards while Brown continued rolling with the ball clutched in his arms.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Oct. 2025
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In 1999, seeing that two Blue Angels crashed and were killed, Latham took it upon himself to mail two copies of poem to the Angels — without expectation of compensation, of course.—
Rick Mauch,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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While half-heartedly watching Napier against Miami, Stricklin accidentally knocked one of Marino’s letters out of place.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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Guido has been a magnet for controversy; a decade earlier he had been knocked to the ground when the Pirates’ first baseman Randall Simon took a swing at him with his bat from the visitor’s dugout, causing both the Italian sausage and hot dog to fall.—
Don Riddell,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The ball popped up in the air and Bolton was there to grab it, except he was hit by teammate Drue Tranquill.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hikers hit Goat Trail Hill 'n Dale Hiking Club will hike Thursday along the Goat Trail to Steel Creek on the Buffalo National River.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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