BUMPING INTO Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

bumping into

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present participle of bump into

as in encountering

to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face I bumped into Kenny the other day.

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as in finding

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance Turn any corner in the old city and you're likely to bump into a piece of history.

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Recent Examples of bumping into Videos circulated on the internet show two young men escorting the robot toward a group of women, bumping into one and hugging others, on a lively nighttime street. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Without the girls, the boys would simply mill around, bumping into one another. — Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Over the past few days, the people at the front of the lines have gradually moved closer and closer to the courtroom, to the point where the doors can barely open without bumping into a throng of people. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Shot in New York City’s Plaza Hotel, the campaign video sees Kelce making his way through the property and bumping into fellow models, all while dressed in Tommy Hilfiger’s latest collection. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 It’s equipped with a camera to see and a microphone to hear, as well as tiny LiDAR sensors (like the ones spinning atop driverless cars) to keep it from bumping into things. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 The 360 degree navigation system will pick up debris in every corner without bumping into something every two minutes. — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026 Clark actually received an eighth after accidentally bumping into an official, but the league later rescinded it. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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The next such low-energy orbital transfer opportunity for the Red Planet opens in late 2028, running into early 2029.

— Andrew Jones, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
But the couple, who’ve established their home base in Ohio, is reportedly running into some issues.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of running into

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The Senate Leadership Fund has spent heavily this cycle to defend the Republican majority, including in Texas, where GOP Attorney General Ken Paxton is running against Democrat James Talarico.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
In a video released by the James Talarico campaign, Willie Nelson formally endorsed the Democratic candidate running against beleaguered Republican Ken Paxton.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

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