Thesaurus results for HIT (UPON)

hit (upon)

verb

Definition of hit (upon)

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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Gas stations across Russia are imposing limits on purchases, CNN’s analysis found, with fuel- tracking websites popping up to guide drivers to the best spots to fill up.

— Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
The incident happened less than a week after another child was found dead inside a car at a Plantation early learning center last Monday.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026

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Each has plays — like a slow-roller up the third base line that requires a quick throw across the diamond — that no other position will encounter.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
The first time former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice encountered Kevin Warsh was in the 1980s.

— Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 3 July 2026

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