as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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Recent Examples of impinged
Kurtz’s attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.
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Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Kurtz's attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
The flames impinged on a nearby building, but the building did not catch fire, the fire department said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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
The narrative chronicles Gail’s gradual recognition that her inflexible standards have impinged on her happiness.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
Mark Scolforo, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Kurtz's attorneys argued police lacked probable cause to obtain the information and impinged on his privacy rights.
—ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026
The flames impinged on a nearby building, but the building did not catch fire, the fire department said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The clip has gone viral; people love it; Tap has accidentally re-impinged on pop consciousness.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
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
The narrative chronicles Gail’s gradual recognition that her inflexible standards have impinged on her happiness.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impinged
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Truist bumped its price target on Alphabet to $430 from $415, and took Amazon to $320 from $310.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The sequence started in the first quarter when Wembanyama bumped into Holmgren, adding another physical chapter to the growing battle between the two young stars.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
Verb
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The mini bike collided with the van while the larger vehicle was turning, initial reports say.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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Marcelo Mayer joined Rafaela on the corners because Guardians righty Codi Heuer’s 2-2 slider collided with his right ankle, but the two free baserunners were returned to sender when pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida flew out to left.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
Verb
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That window has not slammed shut.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Overnight, a Russian drone slammed into a Romanian building.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Both traveled at least 428 feet and banged off the batter’s eye at Globe Life Field, where Alvarez has hit 17 home runs in his career.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
24 May 2026
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Cage had his arm smashed multiple times, Wheeler had a piece of his nose nearly taken off and barbed wire scraped the skin of each competitor.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
25 May 2026
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Memories linger from past hurricanes with limbs puncturing roofs, car windows smashed and lives disrupted.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 May 2026
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Police conducted a traffic stop and during the encounter, the driver allegedly rammed into a patrol vehicle multiple times and also drove toward an officer.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
27 May 2026
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Prosecutors dropped two boating infractions against George Pino, the Doral real estate broker who rammed his boat into a channel marker — killing a 17-year-old girl in 2022 — as Pino’s trial for the girl’s death approaches.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Halverson crashed on couches all across Fridley.—
Jourdan Rodrigue,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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But on Thursday, right as registration opened, the desktop version of the website crashed.—
Matt Schooley,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Ross Garcia described the incident in court as an unprovoked attack in which Butler punched Sheron in the jaw, knocked him to the ground and repeatedly struck him in the head, NBC7 reported.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2026
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Jett was eventually knocked to the ground and continued to be hit around his head until a bystander took the bat.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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“Impinged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impinged. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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