strike on/upon
phrasal verb
struck on/upon; struck on/upon also stricken on/upon; striking on/upon
: to find or discover (something) especially suddenly
He struck on an idea for his novel.
They struck upon a salt mine.
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The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
She had been taken in by a different aunt, who had shared a bed with Seela until the recent strike on Nuseirat.
—Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Deep strikes The successful deployment of Long Neptune Zelensky referred to was apparently the March 14 strike on the oil refinery in Tuapse, in Russia around 300 miles from the front line in Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, claimed Russian air defense forces repelled an attack on the capital by four drones while Krasnodar's governor confirmed a fire is currently burning following a strike on Tuapse oil refinery.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2025
She had been taken in by a different aunt, who had shared a bed with Seela until the recent strike on Nuseirat.
—Ayesha Khan, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
Deep strikes The successful deployment of Long Neptune Zelensky referred to was apparently the March 14 strike on the oil refinery in Tuapse, in Russia around 300 miles from the front line in Ukraine.
—David Axe, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
The mayor of Moscow, Sergei Sobyanin, claimed Russian air defense forces repelled an attack on the capital by four drones while Krasnodar's governor confirmed a fire is currently burning following a strike on Tuapse oil refinery.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for strike on/upon
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“Strike on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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