swing at (someone or something)
idiom
: to try to hit (someone or something) by moving something
She swung her purse at me.
She swung at the ball but missed.
He made a fist and swung at me for no reason.
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Even without confirmed pricing, the ZR1X clearly takes a swing at Ferrari's F80, McLaren's W1, and Porsche's highly anticipated but as-yet-unconfirmed next-gen hypercar—and likely at a mere fraction of the cost, given the ZR1's $174,995 MSRP.
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025
Senate Republicans are taking a bigger swing at Medicaid in their version of legislation to fund President Trump’s domestic policy agenda and extend his first-term tax cuts.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 June 2025
President Donald Trump is set to take another swing at overturning the only criminal conviction ever handed down to a sitting U.S. president, as a federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Wednesday over whether his New York hush money case should have been removed from state court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
NBCUniversal is among the parties taking an early swing at a large package of Major League Baseball rights that ESPN has chosen to let go.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 May 2025
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Michael Teo Van Runkle, ArsTechnica, 17 June 2025
Senate Republicans are taking a bigger swing at Medicaid in their version of legislation to fund President Trump’s domestic policy agenda and extend his first-term tax cuts.
—Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 16 June 2025
President Donald Trump is set to take another swing at overturning the only criminal conviction ever handed down to a sitting U.S. president, as a federal appeals court is set to hear arguments Wednesday over whether his New York hush money case should have been removed from state court.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 June 2025
NBCUniversal is among the parties taking an early swing at a large package of Major League Baseball rights that ESPN has chosen to let go.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 21 May 2025
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“Swing at (someone or something).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swing%20at%20%28someone%20or%20something%29. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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