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as in swelling
a small rounded mass of swollen tissue
that's a nasty bump on your arm where you hit the table
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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
I felt the bump of the other car, but there was no damage to either vehicle
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as in to bang
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 bump
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
This could mean that a recruiter needs to close a deal by Friday to get a candidate in, or a retention bump gets approved because a specific manager makes a really good case for it.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
If bees begin circling or bumping into you, treat it as a warning and back away immediately.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The Miss Universe Paraguay, 26, showed off her bump on the Premio Lo Nuestro awards red carpet at the Kaseya Center downtown in February.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 1 Apr. 2026
This could mean that a recruiter needs to close a deal by Friday to get a candidate in, or a retention bump gets approved because a specific manager makes a really good case for it.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
Secrets bumped into Pokluda last week.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
If bees begin circling or bumping into you, treat it as a warning and back away immediately.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bump
Noun
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If not treated early, the infection can progress to more serious symptoms, such as joint swelling and arthritis, nerve pain, tingling or numbness, facial muscle weakness, heart inflammation and difficulties with memory or concentration.—
Emily Bache,
The Conversation,
31 Mar. 2026
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Far too often, symptoms such as fatigue, swelling, shortness of breath and nerve pain are misdiagnosed or dismissed.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The change is the most important yet in Rodriguez's cabinet and marks the demotion of a longtime powerbroker who controlled Venezuela's sprawling military.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
18 Mar. 2026
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The player doesn’t make sense, the stat line isn’t clean and the demotion of the late, great Kobe Bryant … well, that just feels bad.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Mar. 2026
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After the first collision, Beavers' truck continued north, rolled onto its left side, and hit the sound barrier wall on the right shoulder.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Although embedded in spectacle culture, these events occasionally presented the possibility of truly poetic clashes between languages and artistic traditions—what Glissant calls an éclat, collisions that create sparks of novelty.—
Daniel Birnbaum,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Catcher Patrick Bailey went for the pick instead of a block, and Winn’s splitter banged off the backstop.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Diehard fans banged bass drums, songs emanated from the supporters’ wall and a packed stadium of 7,211 buzzed all the way through stoppage time of a tense game.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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The ticket, which has a one-time lump-sum amount of $118 million, has still not been claimed as of today.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Add American cheese, remaining 1 cup cheddar, and reserved soaking water; stir vigorously until most of the cheese is melted (some small lumps of cheese will remain and that is OK) and water is absorbed.—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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That tag is estimated at around $28 million against the cap, a significant one‑year cost but a price Dallas is apparently willing to pay to keep the offensive engine firing.—
Rowan Fisher-Shotton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The six-minute five-second engine firing will boost the ship's velocity by about 900 mph, just enough to push it out of Earth's orbit to begin the four-day coast to the moon.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Moments later, a bass thump sounded in the distance.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Mar. 2026
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The experimental jet, part of NASA’s Quesst mission, is designed to fly faster than the speed of sound while producing only a soft sonic thump instead of a disruptive boom.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Routines and big visions collide as the life-giving Sun works through your 6th House of Order, squaring Jupiter, the Greater Benefic, in your 9th House of Learning.—
Tarot.com,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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What started as a fringe of far-right mothers has seen its interests collide with a presidential administration that embraces and amplifies their message, launching the group into a new level of influence in public policy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Bump.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bump. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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