impinged

past tense of impinge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of impinged This places a ton of pressure on the shoulders, in particular on the rotator cuff muscles, which can get impinged (so, compressed or irritated) from that positioning. Jenny McCoy, SELF, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impinged
Verb
  • Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.
    Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Over the summer, Kelce bumped into Fasano at the golf course.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Worthy collided with Travis Kelce on their underneath crossing patterns on the initial third down of the game and injured his shoulder.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • An evening bike ride on a rural road turned fatal in a most unusual way, when the cyclist slammed into a deer in the dark, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
    Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Supporters of Mangione have slammed Shein for using his likeness while his critics have also described the photo as a new low.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tammy banged her foot into something hard at the foot of the bed.
    Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Brunson then banged her gavel and said the meeting was adjourned.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
  • For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.
    Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In 2020, three 16-year-olds were killed when a man rammed his car into their vehicle in retaliation for pulling a ding-dong-ditch prank on him.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • After investigating, officers learned the man rammed his car into his ex-girlfriend’s mom’s house before leaving the area, police said.
    Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The sides and top of the car were damaged, and the car appeared to have crashed into a building where the road bends.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The Chainsmokers crashed an Ohio State college party.
    Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In the suburbs during the 2020 and 2022 assessment cycles, appeals to the board of review generally knocked commercial values below industry standards for accuracy.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The boys knocked on Leon’s door several times and ran away, Julián’s cousin told police.
    Holly Yan, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Impinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impinged. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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