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as in to affect
to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response
we were struck by the willingness of total strangers to go out of their way to help us
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as in to occur (to)
to enter the mind of
it struck her later that no one at the bank had asked for identification
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the thump of hailstones striking the cars in the parking lot
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as in to hit
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
the driver of the car behind me applied his brakes too late and struck my car from the rear
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as in to dismantle
to take apart
the stagehands struck the sets the morning after the play closed
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as in to attack
to take sudden, violent action against
a rattlesnake strikes its prey with lightning speed
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as in to possess
to cast a spell on
the only way that she's going to get a man is if she strikes one
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as in walkout
a work stoppage by a body of workers intended to force an employer to meet their demands
the nurses will go on strike tomorrow unless they're finally given a pay raise
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as in attack
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
the first strike was directed at a munitions warehouse
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as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
kids born into poverty already have a strike against them
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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
the strike of a hammer against a nail always has a satisfying sound when you're building something yourself
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as in accident
an unexpected benefit or advantage resulting from the uncertain course of events
she's made one strike after another since she began speculating in real estate
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Recent Examples of strike
Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Volz allegedly shot at one Sheriff's Office car seven or eight times, and one bullet struck deputy Edwin Alexander, Judd added.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The second Signal chat reportedly occurred around the same time that top Trump officials, including Hegseth, discussed a strike on Houthis over the commercially available app.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Over on bars, the UCLA Bruins couldn’t strike the 9.90 threshold until the last routine.
—Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Volz allegedly shot at one Sheriff's Office car seven or eight times, and one bullet struck deputy Edwin Alexander, Judd added.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
In May 2023, Meyer joined the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The second Signal chat reportedly occurred around the same time that top Trump officials, including Hegseth, discussed a strike on Houthis over the commercially available app.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for strike
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Dream Pairs Fisherman Sandals $30 $26 at Amazon Last summer, celebrity mom Katie Holmes made a splash walking around Manhattan in fisherman sandals.—
Claudia Fisher,
Parents,
18 Apr. 2025
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Jesus told the woman to leave her life of sin and walk in a new life of holiness.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2025
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In court, the judge cautioned prosecutors to remind Bondi and others that public statements could affect the jury selection process.—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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In some cases, those products haven’t been affected yet because of existing inventory.—
Jim Wang,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Its 116 hp, 1.6-liter inline-four engine was bumped in displacement to 1.8 liters for the 1994 model year.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
25 Apr. 2025
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Our team noted whether the vacuums were able to navigate around the house without bumping into furniture or getting caught on area rugs.—
Terri Williams,
Architectural Digest,
23 Apr. 2025
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New York’s forward did so by staying attached through the bazillion screens Detroit set and recovering when he was hit.—
James L. Edwards III,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Houston threw numbers behind the ball for most of the game to avoid getting hit by the deadly counterattacks and transitions KC has been known for.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2025
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In March, President Trump signed a separate order seeking to dismantle the Education Department.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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The initial decision to dismantle the police department led to recall petitions to remove several council members and Vice Mayor Ben Nett from office.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Every American should reject the president's and his cronies' illegitimate use of government power to attack his enemies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Korematsu was just 22 years old and working hard to expand his family’s flower nursery outside San Francisco when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941.—
Lauren Stienstra,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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That expectation of secrecy continues indefinitely, with only the pope himself possessing the authority to make exceptions.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Both India and Pakistan possess nuclear weapons, and any military escalation could lead to catastrophic consequences.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Google saw this firsthand in 2019 when thousands of employees staged a walkout in protest of the company’s deals with fossil fuel firms.—
Joel Carboni,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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The university also withheld degrees from 13 students during last year's spring graduation ceremony, prompting a 1,000-person walkout, the Crimson reported.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Strike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/strike. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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