strikes (into)

present tense third-person singular of strike (into)

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Verb
  • Alex begins to get a nagging feeling this girl could actually be his daughter from that long-ago relationship.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • My novel Blow Yourself Up begins when smartphones make their way into high schools and follows the rise of platforms and influencers, ending just before the dawn of AI.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The pilot commences online and at stores across Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The Europa League commences with its first league phase fixtures next week, on Wednesday, September 16 and Thursday, September 17.
    — Leon Imber, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The science behind Strand Serum starts with porosity — the hair’s ability to absorb and retain moisture, according to the brand.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • That starts with strengthening the weakest links in the supply chain.
    — Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Saturday’s game opens a stretch of nine consecutive weeks of football for Kansas — no additional byes the rest of the way.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The show opens with a handful of personal objects tracing Pavarotti’s unlikely path from Belém, a port city on the edge of the Amazon, to Paris.
    — Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Strikes (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strikes%20%28into%29. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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