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
Essentially, the more eccentric the 'dance' – such as zigzagging or spiraling – the more chance the snowflake has of bumping into another ice crystal.
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New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Suitcases go through a lot of wear and tear, whether it's stowed in the overhead bin on your flight or bumping along the baggage carousel.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
The graph shows a gentle, bumping slope until the 1840s, at which point the line starts to climb before turning into a steep, alarming spike.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Those include occasional unruliness or someone bumping their head on a Tesla trunk while reaching for their baggage.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2024
Suitcases go through a lot of wear and tear, whether it's stowed in the overhead bin on your flight or bumping along the baggage carousel.
—Paris Wilson, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
The graph shows a gentle, bumping slope until the 1840s, at which point the line starts to climb before turning into a steep, alarming spike.
—Anne Wallentine, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Oct. 2024
Those include occasional unruliness or someone bumping their head on a Tesla trunk while reaching for their baggage.
—Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumping
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The driver of a pickup truck crashed into a child care center in Glendale on Thursday morning after swerving and losing control to avoid colliding with another vehicle that subsequently fled the scene, according to police.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Mendez explained that the northbound driver attempted to swerve out of the way to avoid colliding with the other truck.Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
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Last Island hurricane The Last Island hurricane killed 400 people after slamming into the Louisiana coast in August 1856.Gina Martinez, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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Employees did not respond well to visits from their managers, with some planning to call the police or slamming the door on their supervisors.Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2024
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In June of this year, the Chanel boutique on Avenue Montaigne was targeted by a smash-and-grab robbery that involved four suspects ramming their vehicle into the store in order to break the windows and steal merchandise.Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 8 Oct. 2024
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The ramming case was later dismissed by federal prosecutors.Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Able to hide in plain sight, snipers excel at consistently hitting targets (both static and moving) at long range.Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
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Bean and Smith were seen on video wrestling with Nichols and holding his arms, while also hitting him, but the jury was not convinced those actions amounted to civil rights violations.Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Bumping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumping. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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