as in to hit
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to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle
The taxi sideswiped a parked car.
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Recent Examples of sideswipe
Deputies said Boss sideswiped a truck traveling the opposite direction and lost control of his truck.
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Greenwood County Sheriff's Office Collision reconstruction expert Corporal Kristopher Bratcher testifies the dents show Ackerman's speeding pickup sideswiped McClendon's BMW sedan, as shown in CBS News animation based on the prosecution's theory.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
The alleged victim then claimed that the Honda sideswiped their vehicle on the driver’s side as the man driving allegedly started shooting out of the passenger side window at them, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Just before midnight on April 14, 2012, the vessel sideswiped an iceberg.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Mike Stunson, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Greenwood County Sheriff's Office Collision reconstruction expert Corporal Kristopher Bratcher testifies the dents show Ackerman's speeding pickup sideswiped McClendon's BMW sedan, as shown in CBS News animation based on the prosecution's theory.
—Anne-Marie Green, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
The alleged victim then claimed that the Honda sideswiped their vehicle on the driver’s side as the man driving allegedly started shooting out of the passenger side window at them, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025
Just before midnight on April 14, 2012, the vessel sideswiped an iceberg.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideswipe
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If approved, the settlement would be among the largest in a wave of lawsuits over the past decade as governments and others sought to hold drugmakers, wholesalers and pharmacies accountable for the opioid epidemic that started rising in the years after OxyContin hit the market in 1996.—
Geoff Mulvihill,
Fortune,
18 June 2025
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On Becoming a Guinea Fowl will hit streaming on Friday, July 4, making its linear debut on HBO on Monday, July 7 at 8:00 p.m. ET.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 June 2025
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Candy and Allan bonded after bumping into each other at a church volleyball game.—
Jessica Sager,
People.com,
13 June 2025
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The workers are non-unionized and do not have bumping rights, according to the company’s letter, which is signed by a corporate adviser from Harney Partners.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
11 June 2025
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With the app culture, and swiping culture, people are very image focused.—
Barry Levitt,
Time,
18 June 2025
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The first possession of an OKC game often includes some player swiping at another.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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One family saw the video, contacted the shelter, and arranged a meet-and-greet with Delano and their other dog.—
Meredith Wilshere,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Police believe there are many potential witnesses in the building and are asking anyone who heard or saw something to contact homicide detectives at 816-234-5043 or the TIPS hotline anonymously at 816-474-TIPS.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
8 June 2025
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Additionally, there is also a 46% probability that a 7.0 magnitude earthquake will hit L.A. and a 31% chance a 7.5 magnitude quake will strike during that same period.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Dixwell Avenue around 3:43 a.m. on Saturday for the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, according to the New Haven Police Department.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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The Riverside Police Department is seeking help from the public two days after the driver of a black SUV rammed through a group of demonstrators in downtown Riverside, running over a young woman who remains in critical condition but is stable.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
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Soon after, the van rammed through the sea of parade-goers.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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“Sideswipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideswipe. Accessed 21 Jun. 2025.
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