Thesaurus results for SIDESWIPED

sideswiped

verb

past tense of sideswipe

as in hit

US 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 sideswiped The driver of an SUV failed to move over and sideswiped the IDOT truck, state police said. —

Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026 The driver sideswiped one vehicle near Exit 33, then continued and caused a three-vehicle crash at milepost 32 beneath the Middleton Road overpass, the post states. —

Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026 Duprey, who wasn’t wearing a helmet, lost control, sideswiped a tree and was thrown off the scooter, officials said. —

Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 That’s when the 35-year-old was sideswiped by a driver, according to news outlet ClickOrlando. —

Owen Clarke, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025 Jamaica was still recovering from Hurricane Beryl, which sideswiped the island in July 2024 as a Category 4 storm. —

Farah Nibbs, The Conversation, 12 Nov. 2025 During a chase that began in Colerain Township and lasted 1½ minutes, prosecutors say James’ car sideswiped a vehicle and then drove through a red light at Kemper and Pippin roads at about 90 mph, striking a Ford Fusion driven by Mills. —

Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2025 While Zane was driving on I-95 south, another driver sideswiped his car at a high rate of speed without applying the brakes, according to the family, citing an eyewitness. —

Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025 The removal of Hill isn’t justification for a do-over, or a reason for this season being sideswiped because Hill was on the field when these Dolphins dug themselves an 0-3 hole to start the season. —

Omar Kelly october 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025

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Verb

In seeing their six-game winning streak halted just before hitting the friendly skies for a four-game road trip that tips off in Phoenix on Sunday, the Hornets (32-32) were victimized by Miami in the fourth quarter.

— Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2026
Byron Buxton was hit by a pitch in the fifth to push the Americans’ lead to 4-1.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2026