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 victim had been riding as a passenger in a Jeep driving on Hudson Street that was sideswiped by a Ford pickup truck exiting a driveway near a Shell gas station, authorities said. — Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 16 July 2026 Authorities say a semi truck driver in southern Minnesota sideswiped another vehicle Tuesday morning, causing a collision with a third car and killing one of the drivers. — Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 17 June 2026 Miles, who also has a Glenwood address, ran away after his vehicle sideswiped an individual attempting to start a car, police said. — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Authorities allege Brumley was behind the wheel of a southbound Mitsubishi sedan that sideswiped a northbound sports utility vehicle. — David Hernandez, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2026 His car sideswiped a wooden bridge. — Dave Duffey, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026 The Mazda6 driver exited onto Ohio 747 where the vehicle sideswiped a silver SUV before driving northbound. — Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 23 Mar. 2026 Police canvassing the area found the victim behind the wheel of a gray Chevrolet Equinox with a Florida license plate that sideswiped three vehciles before coming to a stop outside the Coney Island Houses, about a block from where the shooting was reported. — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 10 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

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Verb

However, without strong spending activity at home, a heavy reliance on exports makes China particularly vulnerable to a reversal in AI sentiment, which would hit sales of high-tech products.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of hit

Verb

According to a 2008 set report ahead of the first movie’s release, the conflict began in the second season, when Parker was given an executive producer credit and her paycheck was bumped to $300,000 per episode.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026
In the two years since, the Knicks have bumped right up against their second-apron hard cap.

— Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Definition of bumped

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The same day, Smith, who had said during the Zoom call that the family should not be contacted in writing, called Swinehart.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Firefighters contacted a utility to stop a natural gas leak caused by the crash, the post says.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 18 July 2026

Definition of contacted

Verb

Their rideshare, a Buick, was suddenly rammed by an oncoming car.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, said 52-year-old Salgado Araujo had rammed an ICE vehicle, and that a federal agent fired a weapon in self-defense.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026

Definition of rammed

Verb

Ildemaro Vargas walked on four pitches with one out, swiped second and scored on a 75-mph ball that Gabriel Moreno dumped down the right-field line for a double.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Two weeks before Maria hit, Hurricane Irma swiped past the island’s northeast corner as a Category 5 storm, also knocking out power.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026

Definition of swiped

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Fedorov’s removal came as Russian missiles struck Kyiv early Thursday, with loud explosions heard in the Ukrainian capital just hours before British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to arrive.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Reed struck an officer twice in the forearm with the broomstick, which shattered upon impact with the officer’s arm.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of struck

Verb

While setting up an attack near the France box, midfielder Dani Olmo overcame a hard challenge that knocked him down to play a through ball to Pedro Porro.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
But England knocked Norway out of the tournament after a dramatic 2-1 victory.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026

Definition of knocked

Verb

The driver then hit a large landscape boulder and collided with the base of a streetlight on the east side of the service road, police said.

— Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
Authorities say the pontoon boat collided with a barge and that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating.

— Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026

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