as in slammed
to come into usually forceful contact with something
that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized
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Recent Examples of bumped
This is the third time in less than 24 hours that Secrets has bumped into her.
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Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The victory bumped the Oilers to second place behind Anaheim and ahead of Vegas.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Draisaitl left a game Sunday against Nashville after getting bumped hard by the Predators’ Ozzy Wiesblatt during the first period and did not return.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The suspect arrested for punching a man who bumped into him on a Penn Station subway platform was released with a ticket to appear in court next month — as the District Attorney’s Office waits for the victim’s cause of death to be determined.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The first robot vacuums bumped around semi-randomly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
When an apple is bumped or dropped, the cells in that area are damaged.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
One person allegedly continued to threaten an officer and bumped him on the chest as more officers arrived.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
When Jalen Suggs tossed his mouthpiece off the court after he was bumped by LaMelo Ball roughly halfway through the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Charlotte, the Magic guard was quickly assessed a technical fine from official Scott Foster.
—Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
The victory bumped the Oilers to second place behind Anaheim and ahead of Vegas.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Draisaitl left a game Sunday against Nashville after getting bumped hard by the Predators’ Ozzy Wiesblatt during the first period and did not return.
—ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
The suspect arrested for punching a man who bumped into him on a Penn Station subway platform was released with a ticket to appear in court next month — as the District Attorney’s Office waits for the victim’s cause of death to be determined.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
The first robot vacuums bumped around semi-randomly.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
When an apple is bumped or dropped, the cells in that area are damaged.
—Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
One person allegedly continued to threaten an officer and bumped him on the chest as more officers arrived.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
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Rod Sellers and Laettner grappled for a loose ball and Sellers elbowed Laettner in the face and slammed his head to the floor.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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Several controversies have also slammed the Mag 7 in recent days.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The 14ers banged drums and danced like no one was watching.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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On a break point at 1-1, Fonseca banged a serve out wide.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The motorcycle collided with the trailer, and the 43-year-old driver and 41-year-old passenger were ejected from the motorcycle.—
Brandon Downs,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Now that this replay fantasy has collided with a more complex, indeterminate and difficult reality, Trump is unable to explain his objectives or even give the country a sense of when the war might end.—
Jamelle Bouie,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Andrews said some people also smashed concrete barriers into smaller pieces and threw them at authorities.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The pair were on their way to Kennedy’s cousin Rory’s wedding when his plane crashed off of Martha’s Vineyard on the evening of Friday, July 16, 1999, killing all three passengers on board instantly — roughly two months shy of the couple’s third wedding anniversary.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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Liberation Day trade pronouncements this time last year crashed markets 20%.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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During the chase, a deputy got out of his patrol vehicle to try to deploy stop sticks in the truck's path, but the driver rammed the deputy's vehicle.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ghazali rammed his truck into Temple Israel.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Video and witness statements, police said, revealed that Hussain was assaulted in the building’s lobby, struck and knocked to the ground before being forced toward his apartment.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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Then in 1998, Buttered Popcorn knocked it from the top spot.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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Crow-Armstrong had support from his team during Friday’s news conference, where first baseman Michael Busch, manager Craig Counsell, hitting coach Dustin Kelly, assistant hitting coach John Mallee and staff assistant AJ Lewis took in the scene.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2026
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Alcantara left the mound with a lead, courtesy of the bottom of Miami’s lineup stringing together hits in the second.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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