Thesaurus results for SIDESWIPES

sideswipes

verb

present tense third-person singular of sideswipe

as in hits

US to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle The taxi sideswiped a parked car.

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Listeria hits about 1,250 people in the United States annually and kills about 172, according to the CDC.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
His head hits the table, a pitcher drops to the floor and explodes.

— George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of hits

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Did join Kylian Mbappe and Ferenc Puskas as one of only three players to score a European Cup knockout-phase brace against Barcelona at Camp Nou, which bumps him up the list a bit.

— Tim Spiers, New York Times, 26 May 2026
The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2026

Definition of bumps

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Sometimes the operators already know about the leaks and are fixing them when the state air agency contacts them, according to the state’s dashboard.

— Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Never give a one-time passcode to someone who contacts you unexpectedly.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of contacts

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At one point, the pair crack up while lying in the same bed, and later, the Eras headliner knocks a cup off a sink, making the Fifty Shades of Grey actress break character.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
With two outs in the opening frame, Junior Caminero and Jonny DeLuca ripped consecutive RBI knocks to put Tampa Bay up 2-0.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocks

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Before any cymbal leaves the factory, a shokunin strikes it and listens, comparing its sound against a pristine reference by ear.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
That the university is prepared to sacrifice a vital cultural resource in order to save a relatively small amount of money strikes me — and others as singularly short-sighted and ill-advised.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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