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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
Then on Friday, Israeli warplanes struck near a state security office in the southern town of Nabatieh, killing 13 officers, according to the Lebanese president’s office.
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ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The victim was a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly struck multiple times by a boy of the same age, KOLN and the Lincoln Journal Star reported this week.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Upon arriving in New York, Duchamp was immediately struck by its modernity and absence of class consciousness.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Or whether reality lives up to the promises made when the deals were struck.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Right now, the city has not struck that balance or followed the law.
—Charles Rilli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
According to court documents, after getting hit by the squad car, the wrong-way driver's vehicle spun around and struck Blayke and Braxton Mostad.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Cece Levrault struck for eight goals, while Leah McGee scored four goals as Apponequet (2-1) bested Seekonk 18-6 in the South Coast Conference.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
The victim was a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly struck multiple times by a boy of the same age, KOLN and the Lincoln Journal Star reported this week.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Smoke could be seen rising from the direction of a major UAE energy installation on March 14, in what appeared to be the latest strike targeting the Gulf's petroleum facilities hours after the US struck Iran's Kharg Island.
—Greg Iacurci,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 10 Apr. 2026
Upon arriving in New York, Duchamp was immediately struck by its modernity and absence of class consciousness.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Or whether reality lives up to the promises made when the deals were struck.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 10 Apr. 2026
Right now, the city has not struck that balance or followed the law.
—Charles Rilli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026
According to court documents, after getting hit by the squad car, the wrong-way driver's vehicle spun around and struck Blayke and Braxton Mostad.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Cece Levrault struck for eight goals, while Leah McGee scored four goals as Apponequet (2-1) bested Seekonk 18-6 in the South Coast Conference.
—Jack Murray, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck
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Ohtani struck out once and was intentionally walked in the eighth with runners on first and second.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The first lady spoke for about five minutes, reading her statement in the Grand Foyer, then walked away without taking questions.—
Collin Binkley,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Fees for long-haul international flights are not affected.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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One resident, Jason Hale, said his car was among roughly 30 affected by crowds in Chicago that night.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
7 Apr. 2026
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Secrets bumped into Pokluda last week.—
Rob Crilly,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Mar. 2026
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When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.—
Jason Beede,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is expected to hit theaters on May 1.—
Joyann Jeffrey,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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But Edwards hit a 3-pointer a few seconds later to push the lead to 135-128 and send the home fans streaming toward the exits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Yang recalls prosperous years before surrounding villages were dismantled.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Bruins dismantled South Carolina 77-62 in a November game at Pauley Pavilion, launching themselves on a path toward the program’s first NCAA Final Four appearance last March, when their season ended with an 85-51 national semifinal loss to UConn.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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While Hungary is a member of the European Union, Orbán has repeatedly attacked the it and clashed with his European counterparts on several issues, including Russia's war in Ukraine, using his veto power to try to block the EU's efforts to support Ukraine.—
Hannah Demissie,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Milton residents are voicing safety concerns in the Blue Hills Reservation after Massachusetts State Police say a man stabbed a dog that allegedly attacked him.—
Samantha Chaney,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the solution to the problem of the past hypothesis puzzle, or why the Universe possessed a low-entropy state at the start of the hot Big Bang, is because the Universe underwent a period of cosmic inflation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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All possessed one, if not two, quarterbacks who could find the end zone consistently.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Talk about the importance of having your team drive classic Jaguars and how that influenced the engineering of the GT.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Visions such as Verne’s influenced most of the engineers and scientists that made human spaceflight possible, such as Robert Goddard and Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who believed that humanity’s destiny is in the stars.—
Anastasia Klimchynskaya,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Struck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struck. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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