as in banging
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 bumping
Then there was an inactive Georgia player getting too excited on Arian Smith’s 63-yard catch and run and bumping into a side judge; Smart said normally that would result in a warning, but this Big 12 crew went for the 15-yard penalty.
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Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The Heat were readying to inbound a pass in the backcourt while up by four points in the final 36 seconds when Thompson and Herro began bumping each other.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The galley kitchen is wide enough to allow a chef and helpers to work without bumping into each other.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
For guests who will stay longer than four days, add another set or two, bumping your towel set count up to four.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Then, one of the servers kept bumping into her chair.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
In time, Wintour replaced Mirabella and brought in Grace Coddington as creative director, bumping Mellen to special projects editor.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
The memo adds that officials estimate that an additional 521 children died last year from the flu, bumping the total to 724.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
The Heat were readying to inbound a pass in the backcourt while up by four points in the final 36 seconds when Thompson and Herro began bumping each other.
—Kelly Iko, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
The galley kitchen is wide enough to allow a chef and helpers to work without bumping into each other.
—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 22 Dec. 2024
For guests who will stay longer than four days, add another set or two, bumping your towel set count up to four.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Dec. 2024
The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.
—John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Then, one of the servers kept bumping into her chair.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2024
In time, Wintour replaced Mirabella and brought in Grace Coddington as creative director, bumping Mellen to special projects editor.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024
The memo adds that officials estimate that an additional 521 children died last year from the flu, bumping the total to 724.
—Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumping
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The two have appeared to be colliding once again, this time involving the rapper Drake and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, LeBron James.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of drones being used as part of a Saturday night aerial light show in Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando appeared to be flying into position before several started falling from the sky before slamming to the ground, according to videos posted online.Louis Casiano, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
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His endorsement of the AfD came alongside a video of a far-right German commentator slamming the leading candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor, the conservative Friedrich Merz.Laura Kelly, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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The car-ramming attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market could be politicized by far-right parties in the country, which have already made advances in parts of Germany.Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Still, with a narrow majority in Congress, multiple reports suggest the president-elect is reluctant to expend too much political capital on ramming Hegseth through the Senate and has begun exploring alternatives.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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In 2011, Meester, who was at the height of her Gossip Girl fame, attended the event as a presenter, hitting the stage Garrett Hedlund to give out an award.Luke Chinman, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Players continue hitting the cue ball off other balls to try and get their balls into pockets until only the eight ball remains.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Bumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumping. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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