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
The hope is that its efforts to modernize, if not necessarily liberalize, India’s economy will not be sideswiped by roiling social controversies.
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2016
Stallings said inattention causes most wrecks around Henderson, when a driver veers off the road and hits something or sideswipes another car on narrow roads.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The vehicle associated with Khalid sideswiped one vehicle and then hit a second one at West Kemper and Pippin roads.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
There were two crashes where a Waymo got sideswiped by a vehicle in an adjacent lane:
In San Francisco, Waymo was stopped at a stop sign in the right lane when another car hit the Waymo while passing it on the left.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
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Milan Vaishnav, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2016
Stallings said inattention causes most wrecks around Henderson, when a driver veers off the road and hits something or sideswipes another car on narrow roads.
—Austin Fast, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
The vehicle associated with Khalid sideswiped one vehicle and then hit a second one at West Kemper and Pippin roads.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 17 Sep. 2024
There were two crashes where a Waymo got sideswiped by a vehicle in an adjacent lane:
In San Francisco, Waymo was stopped at a stop sign in the right lane when another car hit the Waymo while passing it on the left.
—Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sideswipe
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However, some parts of China’s economy have shown signs of a recovery, with manufacturing activity expanding for two months in a row and hitting a five-month high in November.Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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But the Expos won only 52 games that season, and Sutherland hit a mere .239 with three home runs and a .289 on-base percentage in 141 games.Newsweek, Newsweek, 27 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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The hosts didn't have a steal until Jaylen Brown swiped the ball away from Maxey with 3:20 left in the contest.Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
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Just swipe them on and blend them out for a stunning eye look.Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
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Anyone with information regarding his current location is urged to contact the U.S. Marshals or the FBI.Jon Haworth, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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The organization is in the process of redesigning its website to add a direct feature for this, but for now, interested donors can contact the collective at www.wearecollective.org/contact/. How can people get involved?Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2024
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According to police, Tate was seen striking a police officer and charging more law enforcement officials near the U.S. Capitol.Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024
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Meanwhile, Israel has struck Iran repeatedly this year through conventional military means, targeting crucial missile production facilities and anti-aircraft defenses—clearly prevailing in the tit-for-tat exchange of unprecedented direct attacks on each nation’s soil.Kay Armin Serjoie, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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An attack at a Christmas market shook Germany On Friday evening, an attacker rammed an S.U.V. into a crowded Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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What's New The man who rammed a car into the crowd at a Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg on Friday evening, killing at least five people, has been remanded in custody.Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Sideswipe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sideswipe. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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