clunked

verb

Definition of clunkednext
past tense of clunk
as in glanced

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  1. ricocheted
  2. bumped
  3. bounced
  4. skipped
  5. hit
  6. slammed
  7. collided
Verb
  • Instead of a possible double-play, Freeman’s throw glanced off Machado’s helmet and ricocheted into center field.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
  • Buehler’s second inning cost the Dodgers the game, and this doesn’t count Freddie Freeman’s throw to second base that ricocheted off Manny Machado’s helmet or the mistake Miguel Rojas made of trying to beat a runner to second base instead of flipping the ball to Gavin Lux.
    Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of ricocheted
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  • Click through to see which airlines bumped the largest share of their passengers during the second quarter of the year.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Notably this bumped some brands out of the top 20, including Versace, Jil Sander, Ferragamo and Balmain.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of bumped
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  • The ball bounced past Iglesias for an error and both runners were safe.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
  • Despite finishing lower in September, XLE bounced 5% from its monthly low.
    Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of bounced
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  • Michael Simon Holmes skipped the accessories and wore her hair just disheveled enough to lend a hint of reality to the whole look.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Paulson skipped on appearing in 1984 (2019), NYC (2022), and Delicate (2023).
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of skipped
Verb
  • Criswell was pressed specifically on FEMA's response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, which hit the Southeast back-to-back, NPR's Debbie Elliott says.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The semi also hit one semi-truck, which was parked along the shoulder of the highway.
    David Chiu, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of hit
Verb
  • Advocates for student loan borrowers slammed the decision.
    Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The family said Kyle Raleigh punched Troy Morrow and slammed him to the pavement.
    Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Despite a recent uptick, the price of oil stands well below a 2022 peak reached when the blazing-hot economic rebound from the pandemic collided with a supply shortage imposed by the Russia-Ukraine war.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
  • The Kosi River system captured the Arun River when the two systems abruptly collided approximately 89,000 years ago.
    Carly Miller, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of collided
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