as in to collide
to come into usually forceful contact with something
hail was noisily impinging upon the car's exterior
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Recent Examples of impinge
Defending the loophole, Moody argues that fewer admission tickets to gun shows would impinge on Florida’s sales tax revenue — pure folly.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
But otherwise, no Apple CarPlay, no podcasts, and no driver aids impinged on my true blast from the past.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Routine and cliché, frustration and anger, despair and fatigue weigh heavily on the dispossessed, and impinge on the relationship at the movie’s center.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Powerful foreign militaries obviously impinge on national security, but other threats do, as well.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2024
But otherwise, no Apple CarPlay, no podcasts, and no driver aids impinged on my true blast from the past.
—Michael Teo Van Runkle, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
Routine and cliché, frustration and anger, despair and fatigue weigh heavily on the dispossessed, and impinge on the relationship at the movie’s center.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2024
Powerful foreign militaries obviously impinge on national security, but other threats do, as well.
—Daniel W. Drezner, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2024
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The impact caused the two vehicles to collide with a school bus, which had only the driver on board, and a man in a wheelchair on the sidewalk.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Both vehicles can then be seen colliding with three cars sitting at the light.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Stock market - The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
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When Brie and Brady bump into each other at Paige’s Bakeaway, Kaia picks up on the tension between this pair of exes immediately.Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nick Jonas interview:Singer reflects on fatherhood, grief while promoting 'The Good Half' Fans slam Nick Jonas for Elon Musk post Several users took to the comments section to criticize Jonas' post, speculating the pop star is a supporter of Musk and his political ally Trump.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
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Despite its popularity, some critics have slammed the show's portrayal of women.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The footage shows a small door on the ceiling of a room opening and closing repeatedly, making a banging noise.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Angela takes her clothes off in the middle of a country club’s restaurant to show Tommy her banging body and remind him what he’s been missing.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Hulu scored hits in unexpected places (reality smash The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) even as shows such as Futurama and Only Murders in the Building continued to be quiet streaming hits.Josef Adalian, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
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The leaves must be smashed and not chopped for fear the blade of a knife will over-oxidize them.Thessaly La Force, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Dec. 2024
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Don’t give up 44 points to Russell Wilson, which would have meant the Steelers would be facing the possibility of the Bengals knocking them out of the playoffs next week.Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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But the tone of the game was set by how Detroit won the minor battles that define possessions, the ball pressure that knocks a team out of rhythm, the grabbing that makes a screen slightly more effective, the shoving under the glass that leads to an extra possession.Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Impinge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impinge. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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