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
Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.
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Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
By pure happenstance, McDermott bumped into Kelly on Friday night at Anthony-Brown Pharmacy in Orchard Park.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Why First-Class Seats Aren’t Always Out of Reach Once upon a time, travelers swapped stories about getting bumped to first class simply by showing up in a blazer, being polite, or celebrating a honeymoon.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Every day spent moving that steam pipe out of the way is a day spent not drilling or pouring concrete or whatever else had been slotted in, and everything gets bumped and bumped again.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Vanity Fair bumped back its internal deadline a week for the November issue, Guiducci’s first, because the pages were not ready in time.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Georgia native lost his balance and fell forward into the crowd, where some audience members were awaiting him with their phones recording, and bumped into a piece of equipment in the process.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Regina Garcia Cano, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.
—Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
By pure happenstance, McDermott bumped into Kelly on Friday night at Anthony-Brown Pharmacy in Orchard Park.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Why First-Class Seats Aren’t Always Out of Reach Once upon a time, travelers swapped stories about getting bumped to first class simply by showing up in a blazer, being polite, or celebrating a honeymoon.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Every day spent moving that steam pipe out of the way is a day spent not drilling or pouring concrete or whatever else had been slotted in, and everything gets bumped and bumped again.
—Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 15 Dec. 2025
Vanity Fair bumped back its internal deadline a week for the November issue, Guiducci’s first, because the pages were not ready in time.
—Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The Georgia native lost his balance and fell forward into the crowd, where some audience members were awaiting him with their phones recording, and bumped into a piece of equipment in the process.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
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Wilson slammed Homeland Security officials for the shooting that came a day after a woman was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 Jan. 2026
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Many Democrats have slammed the administration's conclusions, arguing that the video does not appear to show the woman trying to hit officers.—
Maggie Vespa,
NBC news,
8 Jan. 2026
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Dostal blocked Hughes’ slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Dostal blocked Hughes' slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 Jan. 2026
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Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized after two vehicles collided Saturday afternoon at an intersection on the American River Parkway near North Sacramento.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 Jan. 2026
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Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were returning from a talent camp in Kansas when their American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River in January 2025.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Jan. 2026
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The engine compartment caught fire, so the agent smashed a window to help free her.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Department of Homeland Security says the man fled officers in a vehicle but crashed into a parked car and then took off on foot.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
16 Jan. 2026
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The man fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car and then ran away on foot, DHS said.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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The agents arrested Martinez, who survived, but the charges were dismissed after her attorneys claimed to have shown footage in court showing that, in fact, agents had rammed her car.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, said the officer's previous experience of being rammed and dragged could be considered in the investigation when weighing whether his actions were objectively reasonable.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when FBI agents knocked on her door to execute the search warrant, the newspaper reported.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
14 Jan. 2026
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The husband told police that a man wearing an Amazon-style vest knocked on his door, claiming to have a package requiring a signature.—
Tony Aiello,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Stevens said the loss of Lea’e’s father hit the team hard.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Minnesota guard Cade Tyson hit a game-tying 3-pointer with five seconds left, but Wisconsin counterpart John Blackwell sank a game-winning trey at the buzzer for a 78-75 win at Williams Arena.—
Andy Greder,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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