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swipe

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verb

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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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Recent Examples of swipe
Noun
These two could learn to cook, or do crafts, or teach skin-care basics — a regular Joan and Melissa Rivers for a new generation, taking swipes at Alec, celebrities, fashion, whatever. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Apr. 2025 Available gift amounts: $25 – $200 If Saks is one of their fave retailers, why not get them a gift card to swipe (online, of course)? StyleCaster, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Through 11 games, Lee has already swiped three bags, tied with Tyler Fitzgerald for the team lead. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025 Indeed, swiping through pages and navigating through the interface is instantaneous. PC Magazine, 9 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swipe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swipe
Noun
  • Scott tried for a slap but Rhodes hit him with the Cross Rhodes.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Reports indicated that Scott's forceful slap across Rhodes's face resulted in a ruptured eardrum, an injury severe enough to necessitate Rhodes wearing an earplug during subsequent appearances.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Its 116 hp, 1.6-liter inline-four engine was bumped in displacement to 1.8 liters for the 1994 model year.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Our team noted whether the vacuums were able to navigate around the house without bumping into furniture or getting caught on area rugs.
    Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • New York’s forward did so by staying attached through the bazillion screens Detroit set and recovering when he was hit.
    James L. Edwards III, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The return would be enough to steal Abbott from the Reds.
    Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The Pacers will return home for Games 5 and 7 (if necessary), which means the Bucks would need to steal two road wins to advance.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • What’s 42 to 43? Into a black place of great blows from the little mountains from the sea came.
    John Berryman, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
  • With a blow of his whistle, all sorts of words applied: pandemonium, euphoria, mania.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The estate's lawsuit said Clyde Leach’s Tesla Model Y suddenly accelerated, went off the road and slammed into a pillar at an Ohio gas station.
    Mike Scarcella, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2025
  • However, prosecutors allege that a drunk and angry Read knowingly slammed her SUV into her boyfriend -- Boston police officer John O'Keefe -- outside of a get-together at another officer's home and left him to die in a blizzard in January 2022.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Jey landed a big uppercut early in the match that knocked Gunther on his butt.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The next day, animal control officers returned to the home and knocked on the door, but no one answered, authorities said.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The entirety of Sinners may take place over the span of only 24 hours, but Ryan Coogler (Creed, Black Panther) sure manages to pack a punch into that timeframe.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Netflix’s earnings beat for Q1 comes amid broader fears of a looming economic downturn that could deliver a punch to consumer spending and ad budgets.
    Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Swipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swipe. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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