strike (someone) as
idiom
: to cause (someone) to think about someone or something in a particular way
It strikes me as peculiar that she left without a word.
Her comment struck me as odd.
She strikes us as a very qualified candidate.
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This documentary captures the fight In 2013, thousands of California inmates in long-term solitary confinement orchestrated a months-long hunger strike as a protest against the conditions that they were being subjected to by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The union announced the strike as the New York Times Co. announced third-quarter 2024 earnings Monday morning.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Workers voted to authorize the strike as Teamsters had sought for Amazon to recognize the union and begin bargaining with them by last Sunday.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Ransomware attacks are pervasive throughout the year, but the holiday shopping season can be a particularly opportune time for hackers to strike as companies rush to fill orders.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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Fidel Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2025
The union announced the strike as the New York Times Co. announced third-quarter 2024 earnings Monday morning.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
Workers voted to authorize the strike as Teamsters had sought for Amazon to recognize the union and begin bargaining with them by last Sunday.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Ransomware attacks are pervasive throughout the year, but the holiday shopping season can be a particularly opportune time for hackers to strike as companies rush to fill orders.
—Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Strike (someone) as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/strike%20%28someone%29%20as. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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