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 In addition to getting divorced after the Fox 11 job, she was later sideswiped by financial woes and a devastating health scare. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The man then lost control of the bike and sideswiped a Subaru Legacy that was in the left lane, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026 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

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Musk pointed to each of the three business lines as part of the pillars of the company that will fuel what would have to be 10x growth in three or four years to hit his $1 trillion revenue projection.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Additionally, Alvarez’s chances to hit a home run will get a pick-me-up from playing at home.

— Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of hit

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In July 2018, some airlines bumped passengers at Denver International Airport to later flights as temperatures reached 98 F (37 C), KDVR-TV in Denver reported.

— Rio Yamat, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Garrett bumped knees with a Kansas State player in the KU alumni team’s opening TBT game against the Wildcats’ Purple Reign squad on July 21 in Manhattan.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Aug. 2026

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The Post-Tribune contacted the Army Corps’ Chicago District for this report, whose team forwarded the request to the Louisville District.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Motorists can also register their vehicles with NHTSA and be contacted automatically if a safety issue is discovered via the downloadable SaferCar app for Apple and Android smartphones.

— Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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The next month, Trooper Amber Cass rammed a vehicle on the same highway carrying two children, ages 3 and 1.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 7 Aug. 2026
Bader, a memorable but injury-plagued trade deadline acquisition for the Phillies in 2025, reportedly rammed his scooter into a fire truck early Sunday morning, exacerbating a pre-existing foot injury.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Drones struck the nearby town of Al-Burj Al-Shamali, which was subsequently hit by a strike from a fighter jet, NNA said on Thursday, adding that people were seen fleeing toward Tyre.

— Todd Symons, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors said the bullet Lagrone fired struck Manns in the arm and lodged in his spine.

— Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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The subsequent drop, as well as a decline in the shares of Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla, have knocked his wealth down to $783 billion, according to Forbes.

— Bernard Condon, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026
Ezequiel Duran drove in four runs, the last on a game-ending double, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Francisco Giants 5-4 on Tuesday night to snap a season-worst six-game losing streak that knocked them out of the AL West lead.

— CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked

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The two crew members — one Greek and one Danish national — died when their helicopter collided with another near the seaside area of Psatha while tackling the fire that started Friday morning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Two firefighters, a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service official died, after two helicopters collided in the Western Athens region on Sunday.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

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