1
as in knocking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in
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2
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something
when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow
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as in achieving
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album
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Recent Examples of hitting
Meanwhile, bitcoin has dropped 50% since hitting a record high above $126,000 in October.
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John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The car collided with the bicyclist before continuing another block and hitting the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market location in the Westwood neighborhood.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
The officer discharged his weapon, hitting Chakraborty four times.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
If our daughter were hitting herself, surely there was a bigger problem here.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
But if Taylor starts hitting, the Mets could have an outfield that matches the strength of its lineup.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
The 1987 vampire movie is hitting the stage.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026
That's a tall order, to say nothing of hitting the $30,000 price point Musk has in mind for it.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Should they be dealt before hitting free agency and possibly leave for nothing in return?
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
The car collided with the bicyclist before continuing another block and hitting the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market location in the Westwood neighborhood.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
The officer discharged his weapon, hitting Chakraborty four times.
—Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
If our daughter were hitting herself, surely there was a bigger problem here.
—Melissa Willets, Parents, 5 Feb. 2026
But if Taylor starts hitting, the Mets could have an outfield that matches the strength of its lineup.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2026
The 1987 vampire movie is hitting the stage.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Feb. 2026
That's a tall order, to say nothing of hitting the $30,000 price point Musk has in mind for it.
—New Atlas, 29 Jan. 2026
Should they be dealt before hitting free agency and possibly leave for nothing in return?
—Tony East, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitting
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Buzelis was still suspended midair when Collin Sexton backpedaled underneath the forward, knocking his legs backward to send the younger player crashing to the floor, stomach-first.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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That's when Palmer punched Simpson in the mouth, knocking him to the floor, court records say.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
12 Feb. 2026
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This project is focused on bumping the agency’s operations to include 30 ten-car trains per hour, or more than 300 additional railcars total, alongside other improvements such as a new control system, a new railcar storage yard in Hayward and adding more power substations to improve service.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
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But Highway 61 remains a destination for travelers bumping the long way around the Americana Music Triangle between New Orleans, Memphis and Nashville.—
Joe Sills,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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High-resistivity wafers enter the high-level injection regime more readily than low-resistivity ones, a physical characteristic that underlies their superior intrinsic potential for achieving high fill factors.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Feb. 2026
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Ramos-Rivera is achieving those dreams as the first student of his age to work a professional dance job, according to Smutek.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
13 Feb. 2026
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Shepard attached the head of a 6-iron golf club to his sample collecting tool and was recorded smacking a couple golf balls across the lunar landscape.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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In his defense, Barnett took the stand to say there was no murder plot and that Thomas extorted him for the money using physical violence – knocking out his teeth, injured his left shoulder, and smacking his private parts.—
Sydney Pereira,
Miami Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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The xAI-SpaceX merger is still fresh, AI fears have been slamming software stocks, and Moltbook—a social network for personal AI agents—blew up the Internet.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 Feb. 2026
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Heathcliff acts like a whiny little baby throughout this film, constantly throwing tantrums, running away, and slamming doors.—
Cazzie David,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2026
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Working in Northwest Arkansas since 1990, Tom has been an award-winning reporter, a columnist and city editor and an editorial page editor.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Florida’s season took off from there and reached new heights, ending with a 12-game winning streak and the school’s third national championship.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Sometimes the figure tries and fails to stand up, slapping itself with floppy, almost boneless limbs.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Part of the answer seems to be more brands willing to make early commitments that actually matter (and not just slapping logos on things) but investing in the media infrastructure that lets fans watch and follow women’s sports in the first place.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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See video … LISTEN Tune in to hear how top border and immigration officials’ testimony on Capitol Hill is colliding with a looming DHS funding deadline.—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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But the sports car kept going, colliding with two vehicles.—
Jacob Beltran,
San Antonio Express-News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Hitting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitting. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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