as in to collide
to come into usually forceful contact with something
hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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Recent Examples of impinge
We’re supposed to all get together and make our government without the church impinging upon the state, but nonetheless, so much legislation and so much policy.
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Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
The fast-moving events suggest that global crises are piling up in ways that are impinging other parts of Trump’s agenda.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The power to restrict immigration and peaceful visitors impinge on Americans’ ability, and sometimes the very right, to trade.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
The school counters that the government has no right to impinge on its academic freedom and independence, especially its emphasis on diversity and tolerance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
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Todd Gilchrist, IndieWire, 11 July 2025
The fast-moving events suggest that global crises are piling up in ways that are impinging other parts of Trump’s agenda.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 19 June 2025
The power to restrict immigration and peaceful visitors impinge on Americans’ ability, and sometimes the very right, to trade.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 2 June 2025
The school counters that the government has no right to impinge on its academic freedom and independence, especially its emphasis on diversity and tolerance.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for impinge
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impinge
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The stubborn myth that Jews are too safe to be targets is colliding with a painful new reality.—
Andrew Weinstein,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Yet the morning's hopeful energy quickly collided with harsh reality.—
Sonal Nain,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Steil said the funds to increase the pilot program stipend were previously allocated and have been repurposed to bump it up to $10,000.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
18 Sep. 2025
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High Potential ended its first season by confirming that Morgan’s estranged ex is alive and well, thus bumping the search for Ava’s father to the top of Morgan’s priority list moving forward.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
16 Sep. 2025
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During hours of debate on Friday, which Republicans eventually shut down using a procedural move, Democrats continued to slam the new map as detrimental to voters – particularly for voters in Kansas City, Missouri, which would be split among multiple districts.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other coffee bean-growing countries are also being slammed with tariffs.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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This prompted an intervention from the speaker, who banged his gavel multiple times.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Weimers went on to give up his remaining speaking time for a moment of silence, Vice President Katarina Barley cut him off, sparking desk-banging protests from right-wing lawmakers in the chamber.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the first half drew to a close, Calvert-Lewin towered above Kenny Tete to nod a ball down that Sean Longstaff would eventually smash off the crossbar.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the worst-case scenario, a collision could smash a satellite into many more pieces of space debris, which each then go on to collide with more satellites, which produces more chunks of space junk, and so on and so forth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Arkansas held a 16-point lead in the second half against Texas Tech, but the Red Raiders rallied to win 85-83 in overtime to secure a trip to the Elite Eight and knock the Razorbacks out of the tournament.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Impinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impinge. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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