hit (upon)

verb

Definition of hit (upon)next
as in to find
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit (upon)
  1. find
  2. encounter
  3. come across
Verb
  • The worst bosses, by this math, were found in Mississippi, then Georgia, Louisiana, West Virginia, and Idaho.
    Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Trump found success with Hispanics despite a tumultuous last phase of the campaign that included insults to Latinos and Puerto Rico, awkward comments about women voters, and violent rhetoric toward political opponents.
    David Jackson, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of find
Verb
  • Midway through the first episode of Say Nothing, Dolours Price encounters a fiery scene in West Belfast: a mob of Northern Irish citizens chucking petrol bombs at a police barracks.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Most who have encountered him want to put the Han Lo experience behind them.
    Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of encounter
Verb
  • On the other side of the fence, the Stewarts came across a large yellow tent.
    Blake Nelson, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • Though Pelosi was in Washington, D.C., at the time, the intruder came across her husband and brutally beat him with a hammer.
    Liam Quinn, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of come across
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Thesaurus Entries Near hit (upon)

hit (up)

hit (upon)

hive

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“Hit (upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit%20%28upon%29. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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