1
as in bumped
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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2
as in slapped
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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3
as in stole
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 swiped
But a two-out walk in the second came back to bite him after Matt McClain swiped second base and scored on Tyler Stephenson’s single to center.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Separately, the administration swiped $35 million allocated to needy children and drug prevention to pay for efforts to kill that amendment and another legalizing marijuana.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert quickly swiped second.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon swiped right on husband Jussi-Pekka Kajaala's Tinder profile, a friend told PEOPLE in April 2018 after the athlete confirmed his new romance.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The two have swiped an identical 26 bases in an identical 29 attempts.
—Gary Bedore
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
With runners on the corners, Soto swiped second and Benge stole home.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Whatever’s swiped or not swiped from that book here, who cares, as Danielewski has promised it will never, ever be adapted to the screen.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
In the tall grass — which would be mowed if Sears were still alive — Pierce swiped through the photos on her phone.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026
Separately, the administration swiped $35 million allocated to needy children and drug prevention to pay for efforts to kill that amendment and another legalizing marijuana.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026
Pinch runner Tyler Tolbert quickly swiped second.
—Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 June 2026
Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon swiped right on husband Jussi-Pekka Kajaala's Tinder profile, a friend told PEOPLE in April 2018 after the athlete confirmed his new romance.
—Joyann Jeffrey, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
The two have swiped an identical 26 bases in an identical 29 attempts.
—Gary Bedore
june 3, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026
With runners on the corners, Soto swiped second and Benge stole home.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 June 2026
Whatever’s swiped or not swiped from that book here, who cares, as Danielewski has promised it will never, ever be adapted to the screen.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 27 May 2026
In the tall grass — which would be mowed if Sears were still alive — Pierce swiped through the photos on her phone.
—Sarah Jane Tribble, NPR, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiped
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Pratt, who had an early lead over Raman, was bumped to third place as more votes were counted.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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Fireworks lit up the night sky, people honked horns on jampacked streets and firefighters — from their trucks — slapped high-fives with delirious fans.—
Tim Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Do not read this if my editors have slapped a closeup of cochliomyia hominivorax, aka nightmare flesh-eating parasite, on top of this column.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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Marsh walked and stole second before Bryce Harper drew a walk.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
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Tree will remain standing Sherwood Forest, near Nottingham, in central England, is the traditional hideout of Robin Hood, a legendary outlaw who stole from the rich to give to the poor, while living in the forest to evade his nemesis, the Sheriff of Nottingham.—
Sam Peters,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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A little over a month later, another spell of freezing weather bullied its way into Central Florida and slammed the remaining citrus groves that had just started to recover.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Rob Stewart was slammed by fans for jetting off to attend Scotland's FIFA World Cup match in Boston less than a day after the rocker canceled a concert in California due to health issues.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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If the 348 was one of the few forgettable Ferraris, its successor knocked it out of the park with peerless styling, an exotic five-valve-per-cylinder V-8, and a quantum leap in performance.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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There was Peninsula, which had knocked Harvard-Westlake from the playoffs during their freshman year.—
gqlshare,
Daily News,
17 June 2026
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The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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For the viewer, the satisfaction comes through vicarious tactile sensation—witnessing how the thatch gets smacked in by a flat, hammerlike device, or the way a tile slots perfectly into a shelf niche.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
17 June 2026
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Then, on June 15, 2025, in Kansas City, Kurtz smacked a go-ahead homer off then-Royals closer Carlos Estévez.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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The other driver, in a 2022 Ram F550, was traveling westbound and collided with the side of the Kia, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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The California native was reportedly among six people killed when two helicopters collided in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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“Swiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiped. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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