as in banging
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 bumping
In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
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Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
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Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Scotland fans are in Miami for the national team’s World Cup match against Brazil on Wednesday and many attended Monday’s series opener bumping the attendance to 20,008.
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ABC News,
22 June 2026
The team initially brought McCollum off the bench before bumping him intothe starting unit after the All-Star break.
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Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Hemani’s case landed at a time when state cannabis laws and federal gun rules are bumping heads more than ever.
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Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Use light pressure when rubbing the skin, and avoid washing multiple peaches at once to prevent them from bumping into each other.
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Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
This last concern, which could’ve effectively sabotaged anybody trying to train competing models by quietly bumping them down to less powerful models without their knowledge, proved controversial enough for Anthropic to change its mind.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Gilman pulled rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen to the ground after a catch, later bumping rookie running back Emmett Johnson hard enough that Johnson’s helmet popped off.
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Pete Sweeney
june 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
23 June 2026
Scotland fans are in Miami for the national team’s World Cup match against Brazil on Wednesday and many attended Monday’s series opener bumping the attendance to 20,008.
—
ABC News,
22 June 2026
The team initially brought McCollum off the bench before bumping him intothe starting unit after the All-Star break.
—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
21 June 2026
Hemani’s case landed at a time when state cannabis laws and federal gun rules are bumping heads more than ever.
—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Use light pressure when rubbing the skin, and avoid washing multiple peaches at once to prevent them from bumping into each other.
—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
14 June 2026
This last concern, which could’ve effectively sabotaged anybody trying to train competing models by quietly bumping them down to less powerful models without their knowledge, proved controversial enough for Anthropic to change its mind.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
Gilman pulled rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen to the ground after a catch, later bumping rookie running back Emmett Johnson hard enough that Johnson’s helmet popped off.
—
Pete Sweeney
june 11,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumping
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The Atlas Lions made the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, breaking through the glass ceiling that CAF teams had been banging their heads on for decades at the quarter-final stage.
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While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her.
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Ryan Lasko, an outfielder with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, suffered a C6-C7 vertebrae fracture Tuesday night while going for a fly ball in right-center field, for which both Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor dove before colliding.
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Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
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An on-and-off again rivalry during the primary The two men shared a similar message during the primary, slamming Democrats for mismanaging the state and calling for tax cuts and regulatory rollbacks.
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Also in 2007, Spencer was sentenced concurrently to seven years in prison for choking a woman, slamming her head to the ground, and robbing her of her cellphone, and for smashing into a woman's car and ransacking it, prosecutors said.
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Powell is accused of smashing the mug over the victim's head.
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France saw around 1,000 additional deaths last week at the height of its record-smashing heat wave, the country's public health agency said Sunday, as the head of the World Health Organization warned that Europe is now the fastest-warming continent and needs to do more to protect its citizens.
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They were taken into custody after crashing into a police squad car.
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More than 40,000 Colombian fans were expected at the match and this time, nobody was crashing through the gates without tickets, as thousands did for the 2024 Copa America final against Argentina.
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And take the Exit Readiness Quiz to understand exactly where the gaps are before any business buyer comes knocking.
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Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
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Other threats against such large events include a potential vehicle-ramming attack or a mass shooting.
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Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home.
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Leveraged ETFs that aim to amplify SpaceX’s performance by providing double the returns (or losses) are already hitting the market.
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Ahead of the impending heat wave hitting the Pittsburgh area, Allegheny County officials have activated a Code Red Heat Advisory for Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
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“Bumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumping. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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