as in slap
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
one swipe of a grizzly's paw can do a person in
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1
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the piñata with a stick spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos
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as in to slap
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
that car just swiped the fender of our car
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as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner left his phone at the library and it got swiped
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Recent Examples of swipe
Gabrielle Applebury, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Boston’s steely swipe The Yankees entered these playoffs as arguably the hottest team in the bracket.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Rinse and dry your pan, and then swipe a light layer of oil around the cooking surface.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Your child will love playing games and interacting with their favorite characters with simple swipes and taps.
—Gabrielle Applebury, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Boston’s steely swipe The Yankees entered these playoffs as arguably the hottest team in the bracket.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Franklin swiped defensive coordinator Jim Knowles from Ohio State, coming off a national championship.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
Rinse and dry your pan, and then swipe a light layer of oil around the cooking surface.
—Julie Harans, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swipe
Noun
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My heart is racing from the slap of cold.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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And for evangelical Christian supporters of the Jewish people and the Jewish state, the entire operation is nothing less than a collective slap in the face.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Jays needed to navigate a six-man rotation or bump someone from the starting staff.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Chiefs were blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles—at one point, the score was 34–0—and Kelce was spotted on the sidelines screaming at and bumping the Chiefs’ coach, Andy Reid.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fall boating can mean peaceful days on Arkansas' large reservoirs while many hunters begin to hit the woods instead of the water.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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Apple’s iPhone surge Shares of Apple surged 4% to hit a new record on Monday after a report of surprisingly strong sales of its new iPhone 17.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More recently, two pieces of 16th-century armor were returned to the Louvre Museum almost 40 years after they were stolen.—
Caitlin Danaher,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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San Diego police arrested a person suspected of stealing a fire engine in south San Diego and driving it up Interstate 5 to Fallbrook Saturday evening, officials said.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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The heist deals a huge blow to one of the most popular museums in the world, which houses valuable works like Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and has drawn some 9 million visitors in recent years.—
NPR,
NPR,
20 Oct. 2025
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So, after scans revealed a back injury in July, to be without Cummins’ captaincy for any length of time would represent a considerable blow to his side’s Ashes hopes.—
Sukhman Singh,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
Verb
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With Sami's back turned, Dragunov tried to hit a move near the corner, but Sami dodged it and slammed his opponent back overhead.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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One verbally slammed Thanedar for his support of Israel, and another took on Kinloch regarding recent comments on bringing the National Guard to Detroit.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
18 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Last year in a Bravo League football game against Tesoro, a 44-14 win for the Sea Kings in which Annett passed for 285 yards, he was hit by a defender while making a throw, knocking his right (throwing) shoulder out of socket.—
Richard Dunn,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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This isn’t to knock van der Kolk’s book—a book on mental health being so popular feels like a win—but fewer and fewer books getting larger and larger deals is a worrying trend.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Early in the contest, Toronto’s big punches arrived.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Very satisfying and a good protein punch for the day.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Swipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swipe. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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