as in punches
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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as in bumps
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 slaps
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 steals
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 swipes
Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Beyond clicks and swipes, leaders should anticipate a future of inner speech, intention markers, and neuro-physiological feedback.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Deen also takes several swipes at her former detractors in the project, including fellow foodie and CNN travel documentarian Anthony Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018.
—Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
Beyond clicks and swipes, leaders should anticipate a future of inner speech, intention markers, and neuro-physiological feedback.
—Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swipes
Noun
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While critics may feel Baumbach is pulling his punches, Oscars voters could appreciate that spirit of generosity toward those in the movie business.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
17 Oct. 2025
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Early in the contest, Toronto’s big punches arrived.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the scrum disperses, D’Angelo turns to you and slaps you five.—
Touré,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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By the end, only one of the assassins is alive; Brian ties him to a tree and slaps him around a bit, demanding to know who hired him.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
10 Oct. 2025
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La Tanière du Dragon steals the show, featuring a towering dragon that lies in wait beneath Sleeping Beauty’s Castle.—
Zachary Laks,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Oct. 2025
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Suffice it to say, their centuries-spanning love story steals the show.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Both offenses traded blows, with Brewer receiver Devan Roberts landing the last one.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Oct. 2025
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Tense exchanges and frequent interruptions have marked the evening, as both candidates seek to land decisive blows ahead of Election Day.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Continue reading … BAD PRESS – President slams ABC host for 'inappropriate' treatment of VP in heated exchange.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Makadia's team investigated what happens when a spacecraft slams into an asteroid, and found that not all impact sites are created equal.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Typically, by the time the first scene hits the screen, handfuls (more likely hordes) of people have had first looks including cast, crew, friends, family, media, agents, managers, publicists, etc.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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In fact, in an age where anyone can turn themselves into content or media, self-producing their own persona, this theme hits even deeper than ever.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Some love long, gentle strokes, while others prefer brief contact or none at all.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, researchers have tried to tie your body getting an hour less of sleep that night to a variety of issues, including an increase in car crashes and health problems such as heart attacks and strokes.—
Chris Sims,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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The sheep alien bangs its head on the glass in the nextdoor cell, startling Tootles, who falls over and spills the tray.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Swipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swipes. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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