as in to hit
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to cause the side of a vehicle to come into forceful contact with the side of another vehicle
The taxi sideswiped a parked car.
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Recent Examples of sideswipe
According to reports, a Plano man, Angel Zamora Moreno, 26, allegedly triggered a violent rampage on the LBJ Freeway, sideswiping several cars, stabbing a man, hijacking multiple vehicles and running over motorists.
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Bonny Chu, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2024
Officials said 53 people were onboard a 2010 International bus when it was sideswiped by a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup on Florida State Road 40 around 6:30 a.m.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
The crash was the result of a passenger vehicle sideswiping a tractor-trailer and a tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel, leading to a massive fire that left the overpass with structural damages that were beyond repair, Lamont said at Friday’s news briefing.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
Beginning around six billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy named Sagittarius sideswiped the Milky Way and swung around it.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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Bonny Chu, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2024
Officials said 53 people were onboard a 2010 International bus when it was sideswiped by a 2001 Ford Ranger pickup on Florida State Road 40 around 6:30 a.m.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 May 2024
The crash was the result of a passenger vehicle sideswiping a tractor-trailer and a tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel, leading to a massive fire that left the overpass with structural damages that were beyond repair, Lamont said at Friday’s news briefing.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2024
Beginning around six billion years ago, a dwarf galaxy named Sagittarius sideswiped the Milky Way and swung around it.
—Ann Finkbeiner, Scientific American, 1 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideswipe
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There was no immediate report of casualties or details on what was hit.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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But the latest model still pushes battery life to lengths few machines have hit in our testing, with an unprecedented 28 hours and 33 minutes of video playback time.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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But no team has bumped, set, and spiked in recent years with more authority than Merino.Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 13 Nov. 2024
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But this year’s election cycle has been decidedly quieter for bumping the national threshold to $15 an hour.Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The defensive back took a bad angle while chasing down star Ravens wideout Zay Flowers, then took a worse one while trying to close, swiping at shoulder pads in the open field instead of wrapping up low.Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024
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In each election cycle, people have swiped to keep up—and also confronted new levels of toxicity.Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 1 Nov. 2024
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As the White family mourned Magnus, they were contacted by the family members of other cyclists and pedestrians killed by drivers who had been texting or nodding off at the time of the collision.Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
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Those with questions, may contact the Walton Arts Center box office at (479) 443-5600 or by email at info@waltonartscenter.org.Monica Hooper, arkansasonline.com, 6 Nov. 2024
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That’s where Laddie Coburn struck an odd juxtaposition to the traffic jam on West Agate Avenue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 10 Nov. 2024
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In 2014, tragedy struck when her second husband suddenly died after blood clots from an Achilles tendon rupture traveled to his heart and lungs.Donna M. Owens, NBC News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Related Articles Driver rams his car into crowd in China, killing 35.Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The Justice Department on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the container ship that rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, seeking $100 million in damages for the structure's collapse, which killed six construction workers and led to massive economic losses.Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Sideswipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideswipe. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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