1
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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2
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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3
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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5
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
Russia struck Ukrainian energy assets in several regions of Ukraine on Thursday but there were no strikes on those facilities overnight, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Five missiles and 25 drones struck in 15 regions and 80 drones were shot down, according to the air force.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The only viable explanation is that an even higher-energy particle — a more stable one — must have struck the upper atmosphere of the Earth and produced a particle shower, where those decaying particles led to the presence of these muons.
—Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
Liverpool struck the woodwork three times.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Roads crumble—of the 581 road repair projects initiated after Hurricane Maria struck in 2017, only 29 have been completed—while funds vanish.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The baseball Rojas struck sold for $156,000 at auction.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The person struck on the platform was pronounced dead at the scene, emergency officials said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Can you get struck by lightning during thundersnow?
—Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
Five missiles and 25 drones struck in 15 regions and 80 drones were shot down, according to the air force.
—Hira Humayun, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
The only viable explanation is that an even higher-energy particle — a more stable one — must have struck the upper atmosphere of the Earth and produced a particle shower, where those decaying particles led to the presence of these muons.
—Big Think, 30 Jan. 2026
Liverpool struck the woodwork three times.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Roads crumble—of the 581 road repair projects initiated after Hurricane Maria struck in 2017, only 29 have been completed—while funds vanish.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
The baseball Rojas struck sold for $156,000 at auction.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The person struck on the platform was pronounced dead at the scene, emergency officials said.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2026
Can you get struck by lightning during thundersnow?
—Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for struck
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Most recently, negotiators walked away empty-handed after a long-shot push to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies that were at the center of the last government shutdown.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Jan. 2026
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The students braved the zero-degree temperatures and walked about a mile to the closest business district, where a number of morning commuters honked their horns in support.—
KIMBERLEE KRUESI,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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At least three people who were on the firm’s private credit team prior to the purchase are among those affected, according to people with knowledge of the matter.—
Olivia Fishlow,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The brand also heard repeatedly from working women and moms who described how prolonged sitting or postpartum changes affected their hip shape, yet most jeans simply mirrored those changes instead of offering support.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Jan. 2026
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In prior days, Audi seemed to have bumped into a reliability issue, while Racing Bulls has seen improvement.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After being bumped to September for three straight years because of the NSCAR Street Race, the Taste of Chicago is reclaiming its longstanding dates in July, the city announced.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Journalist Don Lemon was released from custody Friday after he was arrested and hit with federal civil rights charges over his coverage of an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But of all the spaghetti that got thrown at the wall, this is the one that hits for reasons that are totally orthogonal to politics and sort of Washington.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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At a time when diversity, equity and inclusion programs are being dismantled, immigrants are being attacked and diversity is labeled a weakness, America’s Olympic figure skaters have come to mirror the country at large.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Back in 2019, Starbucks dismantled its two-tier rewards structure in an effort to broaden engagement among newer customers, but the company now argues that the simplified system failed to differentiate between casual users and its most frequent, and valuable, visitors.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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One study in 2020 surveyed 261 herders in Mongolia, another common habitat for snow leopards; while many reported having seen snow leopards, or had their livestock attacked by snow leopards, none reported any attacks on humans.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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The upstream piranhas attacked her, and her blood flowing downstream attracted the rest of the piranhas, leaving the creek clear for the herd to cross.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Jan. 2026
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Later in 2025, he is alleged to have possessed such images on both a desktop computer and cellphone.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Jan. 2026
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The level of skill, training and education possessed by international workers is underestimated, said Lewis, who is also a professor of practice in the Department of Radio-Television-Film at UT Austin.—
Eleanor Dearman
Updated January 27,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Jan. 2026
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Longer-term rates, like mortgage rates, are more influenced by inflation and other economic factors.—
Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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As a teen-ager, Libby was influenced by Aaron Sorkin and Annie Baker, a real Devil-on-one-shoulder, angel-on-the-other situation.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Struck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/struck. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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