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 Kris Rodriguez was riding his motorcycle when a car sideswiped him, knocked him off the motorcycle and left the scene, his family told KDFW-TV. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Oct. 2026 Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, a Venezuelan who was making a DoorDash delivery when ICE agents sideswiped his car, was seriously injured and placed in ICE custody with a bullet still lodged in his back. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 His attorney, Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch, claimed an unmarked truck chased her client and sideswiped his vehicle before he was shot. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 However, the truck fled and sideswiped a vehicle in traffic, police said. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2026 Corle, taken completely by surprise, was sideswiped by the massive bear and sent tumbling face first into a thick clump of brush. — Jan Thacker, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026 Shortly afterward, another officer was nearly sideswiped by the Civic near Shackleford Road, which led to the pursuit on I-430, the release says. — Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026 Hawaii cleans up after Hurricane Lala Communities struggled to recover after Tropical Storm Lala sideswiped Hawaii as a Category 1 hurricane, sparing the islands a direct hit but dumping more than 3½ feet of rain that caused catastrophic flooding. — Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 The sedan the boys were driving sideswiped another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction and lost control, striking Bowling near 35th Avenue and Mangels Avenue, the Oakland police previously told PEOPLE. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideswiped
  1. hit
  2. bumped
  3. contacted
  4. rammed
  5. swiped
  6. struck
  7. knocked
  8. collided
Verb
  • The wreckage of Wednesday's crash reminded many of the aftermath of another train collision in January, when 46 people died in southern Spain when an Iryo train jumped the track and hit an oncoming Renfe train.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The teams combined to hit just four homers, three for Milwaukee.
    — Rob Maaddi, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit
Verb
  • General Daily Insight for October 28, 2026 Something tender may get bumped by something unexpected today.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His singles bumped in the car and the whole album would, too.
    — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • The remains, wrapped in several layers of garbage bags, were turned over to the Gang Supression Force by HERO, a relief organization that was contacted through humanitarian channels, the group told the Miami Herald.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Fox News Digital has contacted the Independence Police Department seeking details about the officer's speed, the emergency call, his duty status and whether any video captured the crash.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of contacted
Verb
  • During a livestreamed service at a Raytown church Sunday, a truck rammed through the front doors, seriously injuring a member of the congregation.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The injury happened with the game already well on its way to its 43-13 final score, when players rammed into his legs at the end of a play that resulted in a Bryce Young sack.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of rammed
Verb
  • Thieves made off with nearly $1 million in sports, Pokémon and other trading cards swiped from a FedEx truck in Southern California last week, police said Monday.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Two full pallets of collectible cards were stolen, and some cards on a third pallet were also swiped when thieves broke into a FedEx truck, according to police.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of swiped
Verb
  • The attack struck the Greek Orthodox Church during a funeral in Karak, about 55 miles south of the capital, Amman, on Friday.
    — Omar Akour, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Naz Reid struck fire midway through the fourth, executing, in quick succession, plays on both ends of the court.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of struck
Verb
  • The score came courtesy of center back Casemiro, who tapped the ball to Suarez on the left side of the box before the Uruguayan knocked it into the top right corner.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Pratt played three seasons at Elon and Northeastern before a foot injury knocked him out early last year.
    — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • The plane collided with power lines on the south side of the roadway, leaving fragments of the propeller and fiberglass under the power lines.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The driver who collided with the riders fled, but police, with the assistance of witnesses, were able to track down a suspect at his home near the scene of the collision, Montclair police said.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of collided

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