Thesaurus results for SIDESWIPE

sideswipe

verb

as in to hit

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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Recent Examples of sideswipe The injury sideswiped a breakout season, one that put the former high school quarterback in line to be Notre Dame’s next great at a position where it’s had many. —

Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 Side bicycle detection: Side radars identify objects moving parallel to the vehicle to prevent drivers from merging into or sideswiping cyclists by showing an amber-colored icon in the side mirrors. —

Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024 Rafael, which is currently a Category 2 hurricane with wind speeds of 100 mph, will make landfall in Cuba today before sideswiping the Florida Keys on its journey northwest toward the Louisiana coast. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024 In the last month, the team has hired a new general manager (Stan Bowman), made progress on the Leon Draisaitl contract negotiations and got sideswiped last week by a dual offer sheet from the St. Louis Blues. —

Allan Mitchell, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for sideswipe

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Since the Arenado trade, McMahon has locked down the hot corner for the Rockies while hitting .243 in his career.

— Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Down 8-7 in a deciding tiebreak having been match point down in normal time, Keys hit an ace and an unreturned serve before claiming her own match point with a final big swing that Swiatek couldn’t return onto the court.

— Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 25 Jan. 2025