Thesaurus results for SIDESWIPING

sideswiping

verb

present participle of sideswipe

as in hitting

US 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 sideswiping All of them involved a car sideswiping the back of a tractor-trailer that was making a lane change. — Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 Ramirez-Mesa barrelled through the intersection, sideswiping the 4Runner before crashing into the driver’s side of the Sonata, deputies say. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2026 Williams was found dead behind the wheel of his gray Chevrolet Equinox after sideswiping three vehicles before coming to a stop outside the Coney Island Houses, about a block from where the shooting was reported. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026 But Parente says Martinez, who was shot five times after the crash, did not cause the wreck, arguing the agent was the person who actually initiated the contact by sideswiping his client, making the condition of his vehicle crucial to her defense. — Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025

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Besides hitting their price target — about $350 per square foot — Talbot and his wife, Marisol, were taken with the modern design with a 14-foot clerestory ceiling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
To the moon All the political developments of the last 24 hours have not stopped stocks, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting 53,000 for the first time ever.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 7 July 2026

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Most healthy people recover without treatment, but the CDC recommends contacting a health care provider if symptoms are severe, don’t go away or lead to dehydration.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026
Consumer Reports advises contacting customer support early in the trial to test how responsive the company is before you’re committed.

— Allison Palmer July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026

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Other threats against such large events include a potential vehicle-ramming attack or a mass shooting.

— Christopher Cann, USA Today, 24 June 2026
Footage from outdoor security cameras on the woman's home shows that the car was moving at a high speed before ramming into the home.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026

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