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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
Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
By the time the Leo New Moon strikes on July 24th, your inner philosopher is lit.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 21 June 2025
Roughly 2,000 state guards who refused to return to work during the strike were fired, causing a staffing shortfall that forced state prison authorities to decline to accept new admissions — in turn, causing the jail population to rise.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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Verb
The Senate struck a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would have prohibited states from regulating AI for the next decade.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 July 2025
By the time the Leo New Moon strikes on July 24th, your inner philosopher is lit.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Noun
Israeli officials say 24 people have been killed in Iranian strikes in Israel, and more than 1,000 wounded.
—Kat Lonsdorf, NPR, 21 June 2025
Roughly 2,000 state guards who refused to return to work during the strike were fired, causing a staffing shortfall that forced state prison authorities to decline to accept new admissions — in turn, causing the jail population to rise.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 21 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike
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When police arrived, the vehicle was unoccupied, but police round the victim and another passenger walking about a block away.—
Sean Krofssik,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Anyone who wants to make dense, high-hydration pizza dough or a perfect meringue should keep walking, and instead check out WIRED's guide to the Best Stand Mixers.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
29 June 2025
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Boozman’s committee was responsible for drafting legislation affecting nutrition assistance and agriculture programs.—
Alex Thomas,
Arkansas Online,
24 June 2025
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Roberta Kaplan, who represents Carroll, was also asked to defend the high amount of damages the jury awarded Trump, as well as explain to the court why the Supreme Court’s ruling last year giving Trump more immunity from legal liability doesn’t affect this case.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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However, it was bumped down to 11th place as investment in parks ranked Denver 10th this year.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2025
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After sinking the walk-off putt, Bradley chest bumped his caddie as his sons came out to celebrate on the course.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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Bregman hit 11 home runs in 226 plate appearances, a rate of one every 20.5 at bats.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Earlier, in the fourth, Chisholm hit his fourth homer in his last five games.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
1 July 2025
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Your president, your Supreme Court and your Republican Congress have allowed DOGE to dismantle all the privacy safeguards in these agencies that once protected our most personal information from being made public.—
Sal Recchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2025
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After Pope Francis brought him to the Vatican in 2023, Prevost helped dismantle the group by overseeing the resignation of a powerful Sodalitium bishop.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2025
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This infection attacks your stomach lining and causes inflammation.—
Sayaka Blickenderfer,
Health,
28 June 2025
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The wild and ugly scenes saw rioters attack law enforcement with rocks and Molotov cocktails while others burned vehicles and other property.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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How naive of me to expect that those in the public eye would at least pretend to possess tact, diplomacy, magnanimity and graciousness rather than bark and growl like an angry pit bull on a thick clanking chain.—
Louis Balsamo,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2025
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James Gabbert/Getty Images The Context Texas law allows people with a license to conceal carry a gun and to possess that gun on college campuses.—
Sophie Clark
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Later in the show, the team discussed skipping practice or staging a walkout to put pressure on Cowboys management, but ultimately decided against it, McLean told TIME.com.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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Recording artist and founding investor Becky G read that message from the field before player walkouts.—
Meg Linehan,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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“Strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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