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as in to affect
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us
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as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of
it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the thump of hailstones striking the cars in the parking lot
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear
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as in to dismantle
to take apart
the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed
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as in to possess
to cast a spell on
the only way that she's going to get a man is if she strikes one
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as in walkout
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
the nurses will go on strike tomorrow unless they're finally given a pay raise
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the first strike was directed at a munitions warehouse
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as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
kids born into poverty already have a strike against them
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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
the strike of a hammer against a nail always has a satisfying sound when you're building something yourself
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as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
she's made one strike after another since she began speculating in real estate
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Recent Examples of strike
Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Waymo struck a partnership with Toyota to integrate its autonomy suite into Toyota passenger cars for personal autonomy.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The strike is the latest blow to Boeing, following six years of massive financial losses and setbacks in many areas of its business, including the defense and space unit affected by this strike.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Then on September 21, Israel struck Al-Zeitoun school, northern Gaza.
—Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
Waymo struck a partnership with Toyota to integrate its autonomy suite into Toyota passenger cars for personal autonomy.
—Sabbir Rangwala, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
Boeing defense workers are on strike for the first time since 1996 after the union rejected the company’s latest contract offer.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The strike is the latest blow to Boeing, following six years of massive financial losses and setbacks in many areas of its business, including the defense and space unit affected by this strike.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike
Verb
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In a sweet video promo posted on both Instagram accounts, Danny is seen walking with Elena and personally inviting her to go on tour with him during the months of September and October.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
16 Aug. 2025
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Anybody walking the convention floor will immediately be dispelled of the notion that events like GalaxyCon are only for teenaged boys and middle-aged men nostalgic for their own youth.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
16 Aug. 2025
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But the past six months or so have also seen complications over the renewal of his contract, with the displeasure generated by that undoubtedly a factor that has affected performances on the pitch.—
Mario Cortegana,
New York Times,
9 Aug. 2025
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Stalking is an issue that affects women across all sports — for instance, tennis star Iga Swiatek was confronted during a Miami Open practice in March by a man who had previously harassed her on social media.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Aug. 2025
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The mission was bumped to Monday, Aug. 11, before it was delayed once again to Tuesday, Aug. 12.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In April, it was bumped to make space for a portrait capturing the assassination attempt on Trump in Bulter, Pennsylvania, with his face dripping with blood and an American flag in the background.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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Produced by Universal Pictures, Nobody 2 is the sequel to the 2021 action comedy hit Nobody.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The Mega Millions jackpot was last hit June 27, when a Virginia player won the $348 million grand prize, lottery officials said.—
Don Sweeney,
Miami Herald,
17 Aug. 2025
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Eric Goldman, an associate dean at Santa Clara University School of Law, who has been studying online age verification, told me that these changes are about to dismantle what remains of the open web, which was predicated on anyone being able to access almost anything.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Because dismantling the scaffolding of social progress risks collapsing the very confidence on which modern economies depend.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Vera Institute's advocacy arm Vera Action, for example, assessed that the the GOP spent more than $1 billion attacking Democrats on crime and immigration in 2024, while Democrats spent roughly $319 million on advertisements that played up their public safety records.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The green and whites play excellent attacking soccer and with Isco pulling the strings there is always a chance Betis could upset a big club.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The question of who ultimately possesses the authority to impose tariffs has remained the key to those who wish to challenge the tariffs, with an 11-judge panel appearing unconvinced that Trump can bypass Congress on the issue, particularly when looking at the IEEPA.—
Peter Aitken
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Aug. 2025
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No football player, including Underwood himself, strives in Pop Warner to possess his unique skill.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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Another walkout won't work in Indiana because Democrats no longer hold enough seats.—
Tony Cook,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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But the vote was postponed because the Democratic walkout prevented the House from having a quorum.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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