bumped

verb

past tense of bump
as in slammed
to come into usually forceful contact with something that police officer bumped into me and should have apologized

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Recent Examples of bumped The character always bumped some people, and those feelings coalesced around Hari Kondabolu’s 2017 documentary The Problem With Apu. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 The surfer who made the report was not bumped, bitten or otherwise hurt by the shark, Peters said. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Jay just gets bumped from one squishy chamber of viscous lumps to another, fighting like hell to avoid following his squid adversary through a puckering hole and deeper into the digestive system, where the air turns into methane. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The worm, however impossible to miss, is shoved, bumped, and pushed around with everyone else in the stifling subway car. — Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Being bumped to a relief role required some selflessness from Seymour and Jax — both of whom began the season in the bullpen and were transitioned to the rotation. — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026 Cooper went from the active roster to getting bumped down to the practice squad and now off the team entirely in a matter of about 10 days. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 Recent research from the Concerned Women of America found that transgender athletes have bumped biological women out of 2,293 championship spots since the mid-1980s. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 After a month, McCaffery bumped the listing price down to $915,000 from $925,000. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bumped
  1. slammed
  2. banged
  3. collided
  4. smashed
  5. crashed
  6. rammed
  7. knocked
  8. hit
Verb
  • Ivan Bates, who slammed the inability to get justice for the family, also addressed juvenile accountability in his new Beyond the Status Quo podcast with DJS Secretary Betsy Fox Tolentino.
    — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Trump has also waived sanctions on Russia, a move which Zelenskyy slammed as helping Putin push on with Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which will hit the five-year mark in February.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of slammed
Verb
  • Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.
    — Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Canada banged awkwardly into Williams’ knee on a box out during her late free throws and the Valkyries’ star was being cared for by an athletic trainer on the bench in the waning moments.
    — Janie McCauley, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of banged
Verb
  • The plane collided with power lines on the south side of the roadway, leaving fragments of the propeller and fiberglass under the power lines.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The driver who collided with the riders fled, but police, with the assistance of witnesses, were able to track down a suspect at his home near the scene of the collision, Montclair police said.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of collided
Verb
  • But with a last throw of the dice, Tino Martinez smashed a two-run homer to level the contest, sending the game to extra innings and the World Series into its first November action.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Shattered glass littered sidewalks after rioters smashed and looted thousands of shops, torched cars and buildings, and attacked police, who fired tear gas and water cannons.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • Earlier this year, the DA also filed charges against an Aliso Viejo mother, who faces more than seven years in prison, after her 14-year-old son crashed into an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, resulting in his death in April.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Toyota, of which the Chevy’s impact heavily damaged its driver’s side, crashed into a fence west of Columbia Avenue, Fifield said.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of crashed
Verb
  • Australian lawmaker Helen Haines has had both legs amputated after being rammed by a car outside her electoral office, her husband said, as the man accused of the attack appeared in court.
    — David Hickey, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Coral Springs Police said 44-year-old Matthew John Ryan rammed a shopping cart with a dog inside into the menorah at Chabad of Coral Springs on North University Drive, knocking it completely over.
    — Bri Buckley, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of rammed
Verb
  • NorCal Resist posted footage of the collision to their social media pages, showing a man, Antonio Moreida, being knocked to the ground.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Council was referring to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, when Bryant, on the first possession of a group-stage game against Spain, ran through a screen set by then-Lakers teammate Pau Gasol and knocked him to the floor.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of knocked
Verb
  • Social media giant Meta was hit with a class action lawsuit in Australia on behalf of children and teenagers who allegedly suffered harm over the addictive design features and exposure to harmful content on its platforms Facebook and Instagram.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals.
    — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of hit

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“Bumped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bumped. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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