hits (on or upon)

present tense third-person singular of hit (on or upon)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hits (on or upon)
Verb
  • As if the stunning animation and rich worldbuilding weren’t enough, Arcane also has high-stakes lesbian tension — over the course of the show’s two seasons, Vi finds unexpected romance with Piltover enforcer Caitlyn (Katie Leung).
    Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
  • But this September 1995 set, captured live shortly after the release of D’Angelo’s debut, finds him in full flight as a 21-year-old, with his paramour at the time, the late Angie Stone, delivering stellar backing vocals.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With Will by her side, Lyra learns to reciprocate acts of care and open herself to experiencing love, desire and pleasure.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Smart Schedule learns your preferred temperatures, responds to your preferences over time, and can provide suggestions—rather than automatic updates—based on your usage patterns.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Hollywood legend Cary Grant goes full-on slapstick as a man who discovers his sweet elderly aunts are actually serial killers.
    Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Lizard Music centers on a boy who discovers a secret late-night broadcast of music-playing lizards.
    Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Everyone gets better by having a player like that.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Vision Pro gets an upgrade, too.
    Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sharp runs down some of the more boldface-name contributions.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Rosie runs down the road to greet her owner.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Keaton’s ambivalence turns up in many of her roles, too.
    Hilton Als, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Or rather — in the dead body of a teenage girl, which turns up in the desert at the start of the film, prompting a long, winding investigation to both uncover the victim’s identity and, eventually, who the culprit is.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By chance, Bogdan digs up a gravesite that has bones laid on top of it—bones belonging to Peter Mercer.
    Barry Levitt, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There's also a third body involved when contractor Bodgan digs up a bonus set of bones in the cemetery, providing a potential motive for the Ventham killing and creating a third mystery to solve in the process.
    EW.com, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Safdie perceptively locates the protagonist’s troubling inner contradictions—the atavistic fury that drives him to compete and the intense self-control that competition demands—but dramatizes such outer crises as opioid addiction and conflict with his girlfriend (Emily Blunt) only schematically.
    Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When Jem locates his brother, Ray has been living off the grid for 20 years, having fled the family nest.
    Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Hits (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hits%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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