hit (on or upon)

verb

Definition of hit (on or upon)next
as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit (on or upon)
  1. find
  2. learn
  3. discover
  4. locate
  5. get
Verb
  • In essence, the Magic Trackpad is just a larger version of the touchpad found on MacBooks.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
  • But with the Trumps, Musk also may have found a sense of family that has eluded him in certain ways.
    Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of find
Verb
  • As philosopher George Santayana reminds us, those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.
    Josh Becker, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Jefferson County residents can learn more about polling locations below.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of learn
Verb
  • The phenomenon was discovered in the early 1900s among residents of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The remains of the town were initially discovered in 1599 and by the 19th Century, scientists began to uncover the remains and preserved several in plaster.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of discover
Verb
  • That changed in February, when the state located the necessary drugs and planned to execute Thomas Creech, who was convicted of five murders in three states.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The county is a conservative stronghold located about an hour north of Phoenix.
    Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of locate
Verb
  • What typical purchases will likely get pricier during the next Trump era?
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
  • Almost half of real-estate agents in the country got into the business in the last five years, buoyed by buyers who did not seem aware of how the system worked.
    Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of get
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Thesaurus Entries Near hit (on or upon)

hit men

hit (on or upon)

hit-or-miss

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“Hit (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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