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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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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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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
Masataka Yoshida had an RBI groundout and Trevor Story stole home when Marcelo Mayer swiped second on a double steal in the fourth inning for the Red Sox runs.
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CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton on Saturday swiped his first base since 2020 as the team took care of the Miami Marlins, 9-7.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Boone made that comment after the Yankees’ swiped five bases on five attempts in Friday’s game.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Holter, who lives about a mile away, remembers a suitcase stolen off a porch and a bicycle swiped.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
State officials have euthanized a bear who swiped a woman in Monrovia over the weekend despite objections from city officials who asked that the female bear and her two cubs be relocated to the Angeles National Forest.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Rancho Cucamonga built the Epicenter in 1993 and swiped San Bernardino’s first California League team, which had been playing in aging Fiscalini Field, the former Perris Hill Park.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Adrian Rodriguez singled, then stole second, before Temo Becerra reached on an error and swiped second base himself.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Dip a clean sponge in it and use it to wipe down your fridge, ensuring that all paste and grime has been swiped away.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton on Saturday swiped his first base since 2020 as the team took care of the Miami Marlins, 9-7.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
Boone made that comment after the Yankees’ swiped five bases on five attempts in Friday’s game.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
Holter, who lives about a mile away, remembers a suitcase stolen off a porch and a bicycle swiped.
—Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
State officials have euthanized a bear who swiped a woman in Monrovia over the weekend despite objections from city officials who asked that the female bear and her two cubs be relocated to the Angeles National Forest.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
Rancho Cucamonga built the Epicenter in 1993 and swiped San Bernardino’s first California League team, which had been playing in aging Fiscalini Field, the former Perris Hill Park.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 16 Mar. 2026
Adrian Rodriguez singled, then stole second, before Temo Becerra reached on an error and swiped second base himself.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Dip a clean sponge in it and use it to wipe down your fridge, ensuring that all paste and grime has been swiped away.
—Asia London Palomba, The Spruce, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiped
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Plus, the addition of Alex Bregman bumped Shaw into RF, so outfield eligibility is just around the corner.—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
10 Apr. 2026
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific recently bumped fuel surcharges by roughly 34% across all routes, while Air India on Monday added up to $280 in fees to some flights.—
Rio Yamat,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Before the blaze, the city Department of Buildings slapped a partial vacate order on the address because the owner had subdivided the second and third floors into multiple dwellings, officials said.—
Julian Roberts-Grmela,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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In August last year, Washington slapped a 50% tariff on Indian goods, making exports uncompetitive.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Dilworth-South End border along the railroad back in 1988 was not the safest place; Thai Taste was robbed in its first six months of operations, and someone even came into the dining room and stole a customer’s purse during service.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said in each case, police say the suspects damaged the car and then stole construction equipment inside.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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One of the vehicles apparently also slammed into the rear of a parked silver BMW, damaging it, as well.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Paired with fellow Spaniard and 2023 winner Jon Rahm, Garcia slammed his club into the turf twice after hitting a shot that ended up in the bunker.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Viktoria Koskenoja, an emergency medicine physician, knocked on the door then greeted her warmly, pulling up a stool across from her.—
Kate Wells,
NPR,
8 Apr. 2026
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With Carolina winning the puck battles down low, Jordan Martinook knocked the puck off Geekie’s stick, fed William Carrier for a goal on which the B’s needed a stop.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Patrick Bailey went for the pick instead of a block, and Winn’s splitter banged off the backstop.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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In the Hockomock League, Zach Gebhard struck out six while Cooper Sisti recorded a pair of hits for four RBI and Brady Herlin smacked a solo home run to lead King Philip past Mansfield, 7-5.—
Brian Roach,
Boston Herald,
10 Apr. 2026
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Her thunderous header smacked off the underside of the crossbar and settled into the net.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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And just a month before Mulligan’s accident there had been a crash on I-10 in which a truck collided with a Lincoln Town Car carrying Harris’s aunt, along with her husband, her blind brother, and her teen-aged granddaughter.—
Patrick Radden Keefe,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Ford then collided head-on with a Lincoln MKX, the sheriff's office said.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Swiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiped. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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