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as in walked
to refuse to work in order to force an employer to meet demands
the union is calling for its members to strike until the mining company agrees to meet safety standards
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as in affected
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 occurred (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 bumped
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 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 dismantled
to take apart
the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed
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as in attacked
to take sudden, violent action against
a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed
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as in possessed
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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Recent Examples of struck
The earthquake had struck in 1975, with the death of my father.
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Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office, Shirley Woods, 72, was struck and killed in the crash.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
In the moments before Murphy’s goal, Jarrod Bowen had struck the right post, but the sense of hope draining from West Ham’s ground was lost on Howe’s players.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Police initially said two vehicles had struck the pedestrian and that one had fled.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
What struck me most was how Dern spoke of her mother in the present tense, with such vitality and pride.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead of analyzing it for conventional personality types, we’re struck by its wild originality.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
The driver who allegedly struck and killed a 67-year-old bicyclist in Kuna last fall has been charged with two felonies over a year later.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
During the response, an officer discharged their weapon and struck the person.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the Hamilton County Coroner's Office, Shirley Woods, 72, was struck and killed in the crash.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Nov. 2025
In the moments before Murphy’s goal, Jarrod Bowen had struck the right post, but the sense of hope draining from West Ham’s ground was lost on Howe’s players.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
Police initially said two vehicles had struck the pedestrian and that one had fled.
—Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
What struck me most was how Dern spoke of her mother in the present tense, with such vitality and pride.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Instead of analyzing it for conventional personality types, we’re struck by its wild originality.
—Big Think, 3 Nov. 2025
The driver who allegedly struck and killed a 67-year-old bicyclist in Kuna last fall has been charged with two felonies over a year later.
—Idaho Statesman, 3 Nov. 2025
During the response, an officer discharged their weapon and struck the person.
—Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck
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Both of them basically blanked him and walked on.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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At first, Westergaard blamed the breach on an employee who had accidentally left them open and walked off the job.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Now everything else is being affected.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
4 Nov. 2025
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Mental health and immune response are affected by how animals are feeling—and, as the rash of stereotypies suggests, captive animals are not feeling well.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The Pens challenged, feeling that Wild defenseman Jake Middleton was the one who bumped Gustavsson.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Come for the movies, get bumped into by the several ghosts who are said to inhabit the Art Deco movie house that was built in 1937.—
Keith Sharon,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Oct. 2025
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Shein—a global fast-fashion juggernaut headquartered in Singapore—was mere days away from opening its first physical store in Paris, inside the BHV Marais department store, when the news hit.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Rojas, a light-hitting infielder, hit an unexpected home run in the ninth inning of Game Seven to tie it and force extra innings, when the Dodgers won it.—
Steve Futterman,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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The damage at Goddard is already being felt in lost expertise, dismantled facilities and the quiet unraveling of the center's safety infrastructure.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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Experts say the jewels – among them an emerald necklace set with more than 1,000 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife – were likely to be dismantled for their raw materials.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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In one attack in mid-September, the militants attacked a convoy of more than 100 fuel trucks, setting fire to half of them, according to Armed Conflict Location & Event Data (ACLED), which maps conflicts.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, who has trailed Spanberger for most of the race, has attacked Spanberger over Democrats' positions on the government shutdown and focused on trans issues, which helped Republicans win the governor's mansion in 2021.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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Audiences had never seen anything like The Exorcist when it was first released in 1973, particularly the horrifying images and sounds coming from 12-year-old Regan (Linda Blair) after being possessed by the demon Pazuzu.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Oct. 2025
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But Columbus also possessed strong maritime instincts.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Black voters were likely influenced by the economy as well, according to Ashley Konig, director of the Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling at Rutgers University.—
Emily Chang,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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In a city heavily influenced by Buddhism and Taoism, living in apartments associated with ghastly deaths often stokes fear of bad fortune.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Struck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struck. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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