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as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something
a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the piñata with a stick spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos
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as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
that car just swiped the fender of our car
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as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner left his phone at the library and it got swiped
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Recent Examples of swiped
Police announced his arrest earlier this week after two more women survived shootings in 2025, including one who fought back and police say swiped her attacker's cellphone.
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Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
His son had swiped up on us, thanking us for supporting his dad.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ana wiped the counter and swiped a stain on the white tile backsplash.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Eliminate the risk of getting your phone swiped from your hands with an $8 phone lanyard, which can be threaded through your phone case and worn around your wrist for extra protection.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The female bear swiped at the woman, injuring her arm and shoulder.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 May 2026
On the outside, Sky attempted a move off the ropes, but Asuka swiped her feet out from underneath her and slammed her face-first into the steel ring post.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Vanderbilt had swiped at Holmgren's dunk attempt from behind and hit his finger on the backboard.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
Pérez swiped another bag in the eighth as the Tigers stole four bases in a game for the first time since May 28, 2023.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
His son had swiped up on us, thanking us for supporting his dad.
—Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
Ana wiped the counter and swiped a stain on the white tile backsplash.
—Literary Hub, 12 May 2026
Eliminate the risk of getting your phone swiped from your hands with an $8 phone lanyard, which can be threaded through your phone case and worn around your wrist for extra protection.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026
The female bear swiped at the woman, injuring her arm and shoulder.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 May 2026
On the outside, Sky attempted a move off the ropes, but Asuka swiped her feet out from underneath her and slammed her face-first into the steel ring post.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Vanderbilt had swiped at Holmgren's dunk attempt from behind and hit his finger on the backboard.
—ABC News, 5 May 2026
Pérez swiped another bag in the eighth as the Tigers stole four bases in a game for the first time since May 28, 2023.
—CBS News, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiped
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Smith has been bumped down to the college ranks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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In 2024, voters bumped it up to a half-cent.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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First baseman Ashley Griffin slapped an RBI single into center field, scoring catcher Beth Damon, extending the lead to 5-1 and ending Braswell’s day.—
Matt Murschel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 May 2026
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Firstman all but preemptively slapped an A24 logo on Club Kid, which doesn’t have distribution yet as of this writing, but his film really would fit into their stable of commercially friendly art flicks, down to its gooey heart.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Cal Raleigh stole 14 as a big-bodied catcher.—
Chad Jennings,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Duran led off with a walk and stole his 10th base of the season to put himself in easy scoring position for Contreras’ one-out RBI single.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Pratt slammed the city’s permitting problems.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
17 May 2026
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Beua Leroux slammed home a volley in the 18th minute and Reid Roberts scored his first MLS goal in the 81st for San Jose.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 May 2026
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What to read next In these simulations, the team was able to show how Triton being captured into the Neptune system actually knocked Nereid into its current, highly eccentric orbit.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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Nothing about her performance knocked me out.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The ball skidded though the green, banged off the Truist fencing and boomeranged right back into the same bunker.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2026
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Like Soldier Boy at times, the Legend is a character who mainly exists as an excuse for the writers to include copious references to old starlets these men have banged.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
6 May 2026
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Alex Call came off the bench and smacked a Matt Gage fastball into right field for a two-run single to take the lead in the sixth inning.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The two have smacked each other around in the weeks since and traded barbs over their places within the company.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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An air show at Mountain Home Air Force Base in southwestern Idaho was canceled on Sunday, May 17, after two Navy jets collided midair and crashed during a demonstration, forcing four crew members to eject safely from the aircraft, authorities and base officials said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
17 May 2026
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Two fighter jets collided in midair during an air show at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho on Sunday, CBS affiliate KBOI reported.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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“Swiped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swiped. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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