as in slammed
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 bumped
Analyst Surinder Thind also bumped his price target to $15 from $11.
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Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Initially the plan called for eight units, but the number was bumped to 20 through a density bonus allotted by the Complete Communities initiative.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
And then there was a 10-minute delay before Joep Wennermars of the Netherlands was given the chance at a reskate because he had been bumped during his original heat.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
So when Shiffrin started her afternoon run, the American skiers who were sitting in third at that moment, downhiller Jackie Wiles and slalom racer Paula Moltzan, figured they’d be bumped to fourth.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Speedskater Kristen Santos-Griswold is ready for redemption after a collision bumped her from medaling four years ago.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Then in an ironic twist, Jones and Towns bumped heads as the All-Star center tried to drive on Jones.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Cherry and one of his friends then bumped into the man from behind, prosecutors said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Whoomp, whoomp bumped the coward heart.
—James Arthur, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2026
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
Initially the plan called for eight units, but the number was bumped to 20 through a density bonus allotted by the Complete Communities initiative.
—Steven Mihailovich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
And then there was a 10-minute delay before Joep Wennermars of the Netherlands was given the chance at a reskate because he had been bumped during his original heat.
—Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
So when Shiffrin started her afternoon run, the American skiers who were sitting in third at that moment, downhiller Jackie Wiles and slalom racer Paula Moltzan, figured they’d be bumped to fourth.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 10 Feb. 2026
Speedskater Kristen Santos-Griswold is ready for redemption after a collision bumped her from medaling four years ago.
—Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Feb. 2026
Then in an ironic twist, Jones and Towns bumped heads as the All-Star center tried to drive on Jones.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Cherry and one of his friends then bumped into the man from behind, prosecutors said.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Whoomp, whoomp bumped the coward heart.
—James Arthur, The New York Review of Books, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
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Bigger fish slammed prey in a shallow pool next to the bank.—
Bryan Hendricks,
Arkansas Online,
15 Feb. 2026
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Sherrill slammed the political back-and-forth, pointing out all the money spent on legal fees for a project Congress already approved.—
Alice Gainer,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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Anthropic’s lunchroom, downstairs, was where Claude banged its head against walls in real life.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Saturday in the Battle at the Bay at Mission Bay High School, the last big event before the end of the regular season, Montgomery fell behind by 17 points, went on a 16-0 run, and then lost 57-56 to Steele Canyon when a desperation last-second shot banged off the rim.—
John Maffei,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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The winger for the Los Angeles Kings left the game with less than three minutes on the clock after Canadian forward Tom Wilson collided with him near the boards.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
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Last December in Ontario, California, a truck reportedly collided with a train at a marked crossing, killing a crew member.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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For some reason, Scott got so hyped up during his performance that the rapper all of a sudden turned to the Fanatics sign on the wall behind him and smashed it, according to TMZ.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The cars, about 20 of them, had their windows smashed and looked as though they were made in the 1940s or 1950s.—
Kathleen Hill,
The Providence Journal,
7 Feb. 2026
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The helicopter crashed about 50 feet from a BNSF Railway line and spread debris across the tracks, according to the railway.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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Three people were killed and six more were wounded on Thursday after a car hit a bicyclist and crashed into a grocery store in Los Angeles, according to authorities.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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His victim was trying to cross the southbound lanes of the expressway when Blakney’s Chevrolet Suburban rammed into him.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Anaheim police arrested a teen connected to a group of smash-and-grab robbers who purposefully rammed an SUV into an Anaheim jewelry store before crashing their getaway cars during a pursuit last month.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Coarse stones with large crystals chip and fracture easily when knocked together.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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In the letter to Demacopoulos, the family said Gutiérrez told a friend that her boyfriend punched her and knocked one out.—
Madeline Buckley,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As former agent and cap expert Joel Corry told me, the amount that Ross agrees to pay of Tagovailoa’s 2026 salary (for a new team) would not have much effect on his Dolphins’ dead money cap hit provided the trade is made after June 1.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Some of the students at Naperville North tried to mimic the coach’s actions, working on their technique, while other appeared to be more focused on hitting the ball to their friend as hard as possible.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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