sideswiped

past tense of sideswipe

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideswiped
Verb
  • Criswell was pressed specifically on FEMA's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit the Southeast back-to-back, NPR's Debbie Elliott says.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The semi also hit one semi-truck, which was parked along the shoulder of the highway.
    David Chiu, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Click through to see which airlines bumped the largest share of their passengers during the second quarter of the year.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Notably this bumped some brands out of the top 20, including Versace, Jil Sander, Ferragamo and Balmain.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Online booking records in Dallas County did not list an attorney could be contacted for comment on Thomas’ behalf.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Joe was inspired to change how schools approach safety planning when a local school district contacted him for consulting services.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Flowers and other offerings were removed almost as soon as they were laid at a makeshift memorial in the southern city of Zhuhai, where 35 people were killed Monday evening when a car rammed into a crowd of people exercising outside a sports center.
    Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • This area was among the Gulf Coast communities struggling in the wake of back-to-back hurricanes, as Hurricane Helene rammed into the region less than two weeks before Milton arrived.
    Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • The screen on the Liberty 4 Pro is more limited, with a small touch bar below it that can be swiped to adjust the ANC or turn on transparency mode.
    Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Love… you… guys… Then Art swiped his scalpel back and forth across her chest six times, each slice sending lines of blood into the air.
    William Earl, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • In another high-profile dispute, the union representing film and television actors in November struck a new labor contract with Hollywood studios that raised performers' pay while putting guardrails on the use of artificial intelligence.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Prosecutors said Jose Menendez was struck five times, including in the back of the head, and Kitty Menendez crawled on the floor wounded before the brothers reloaded and fired a final fatal blast.
    Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Despite a recent uptick, the price of oil stands well below a 2022 peak reached when the blazing-hot economic rebound from the pandemic collided with a supply shortage imposed by the Russia-Ukraine war.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Kosi River system captured the Arun River when the two systems abruptly collided approximately 89,000 years ago.
    Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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“Sideswiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideswiped. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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