as in colliding
to come into usually forceful contact with something
hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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Recent Examples of impinging
In principle, besides fluctuating stars transients can be associated with other things, too, such as extreme space weather events impinging on the upper atmosphere, sunlight glinting off reflective objects near Earth, as well as flaws in the telescope or the imaging process.
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Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Workers aren’t necessarily worried about AI impinging on their jobs – a large majority, 80%, view AI technologies, including gen AI, as more of an opportunity than a threat.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Democrats are apoplectic, accusing Trump of impinging on the Fed’s independence.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2025
Workers aren’t necessarily worried about AI impinging on their jobs – a large majority, 80%, view AI technologies, including gen AI, as more of an opportunity than a threat.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Democrats are apoplectic, accusing Trump of impinging on the Fed’s independence.
—Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impinging
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Even after colliding with Bradley on his first day as CEO and promptly spitting a tuna fish sandwich on him, Linda remains quietly glamorous and adorable.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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In December 1987, the ferry Dona Paz sank after colliding with a fuel tanker off the central Philippines, killing more than 4,300 people in the world’s worst peacetime maritime disaster.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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Jascoco The cows stampeded into a neighborhood, knocking over mailboxes, trampling fences, and bumping into cars as they were being chased.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Video footage of the race showed the animals hopping into the road, seemingly out of nowhere, and bumping into several cyclists.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Another clip of the exchange posted by Reedy ended with Hamilton hopping into a van with other officers and slamming his door shut.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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McIntyre threw Fatu threw a table and then picked up Rhodes, slamming him into another table with a massive powerbomb.—
Blake Oestriecher,
Forbes.com,
25 Jan. 2026
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My ten-year-old granddaughter was marching and banging her little saucepan with a salad spoon.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Online posts questioning the city’s account continued into the week, and protesters have kept returning to the Hyatt, banging pots and chanting in subfreezing temperatures.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Jan. 2026
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Typical 30-minute sessions cost between £35 and £70, although some slots can rise to £200, depending on the size of the room and the number of items up for smashing.—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
22 Jan. 2026
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Bystanders have recorded video of officers using a battering ram to get into a house as well as smashing vehicle windows and dragging people out of cars.—
Alanna Durkin Richer,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2026
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Wild video shows the moments that an out-of-control Waymo van veers off the road in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles before crashing into parked cars over the weekend.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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During the plane crash, the left engine and its pylon separated from the wing, causing the plane to catch fire prior to crashing.—
Olivia Evans,
Louisville Courier Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps the most high-profile government reversal was the case of Marimar Martinez, a Chicago woman accused of driving after and ramming a CBP agent’s vehicle, who in turn shot Martinez five times in October.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Video shows the Honda sedan repeatedly ramming into the wooden doors while people are screaming.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Guido followed him around like a puppy, from the very first day, always knocking on his door.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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Video footage from the protest showed officers swinging batons and knocking demonstrators to the ground.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Impinging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impinging. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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