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
The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
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Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points.
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David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
The Phillies added him to their roster but bumped him off after one scoreless appearance of two innings.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp.
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Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
Hancock was initially scheduled to pitch bulk relief behind Gilbert, but manager Dan Wilson bumped him back a day.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
Apple bumped its prices across much of its product lineup today, in some cases adding hundreds of dollars to the cost of a new Macintosh.
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Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
EMTs responded to the scene after a flight attendant bumped her head during sudden turbulence, according to the outlet.
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Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The 24-year-old scored twice before the end of the first half, which bumped him up to 11 career goals across 28 international caps.
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Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Jackson Thompson Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points.
—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
1 July 2026
The Phillies added him to their roster but bumped him off after one scoreless appearance of two innings.
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Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
My first glimpse of an elephant came as our safari game viewer bumped along the road from the airstrip to camp.
—
Lydia Mansel,
Travel + Leisure,
28 June 2026
Hancock was initially scheduled to pitch bulk relief behind Gilbert, but manager Dan Wilson bumped him back a day.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
Apple bumped its prices across much of its product lineup today, in some cases adding hundreds of dollars to the cost of a new Macintosh.
—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
25 June 2026
EMTs responded to the scene after a flight attendant bumped her head during sudden turbulence, according to the outlet.
—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
25 June 2026
The 24-year-old scored twice before the end of the first half, which bumped him up to 11 career goals across 28 international caps.
—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
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In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move.
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Investigators said the Tesla slammed through a brick home at a high rate of speed, fatally striking Avila.
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Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
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Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
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Jayed ruled that Waldermar Anton collided with the keeper while the ball was airborne, disallowing the goal.
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The vehicle stopped at the end of the ramp, then the motorcycle collided with it.
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Two of the attackers then smashed the windshield of the news van with a parking cone and damaged the camera before leaving the scene.
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The van’s windows were smashed and a lone orange traffic cone sat on the hood.
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Avila was inside the residence when the vehicle crashed into the home.
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Balogun crashed into Bosnia’s Tarik Muharemović, landing his foot on top of Muharemović’s during the physical match.
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In May, a minibus rammed into a bus parked along a motorway in northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring five others.
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In May, a frightened horse rammed into another carriage, causing the vehicle to flip over, injuring the driver.
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Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
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Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
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Against Cardinals’ starting pitcher Matthew Liberatore, the Braves mustered just one hit and one run through five innings of an eventual 5-3 loss.
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Thomas had hit a leadoff double, but Michael Massey, Salvador Perez and John Rave failed to drive him in.
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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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