swiped

verb

past tense of swipe
1
as in bumped
to come into usually forceful contact with something a blindfolded partygoer swiping at the piñata with a stick spent most of the camping trip swiping mosquitos

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2
as in slapped
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner that car just swiped the fender of our car

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3
as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep somebody swiped the stop sign that used to be on the corner left his phone at the library and it got swiped

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Recent Examples of swiped The grim optimism of a woman who knew the score but swiped right anyway. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026 Sanoja swiped second and scored on Edwards’ two-out RBI single. — Miami Herald, 28 June 2026 That tactic may situate this work within a lineage that includes Jacques Villeglé and Mimmo Rotella, artists who used swiped, torn ads during the postwar era. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 30 June 2026 The bear swiped at him, causing superficial injuries to his face and chest, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment and released, SBCoFD said. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 18 June 2026 In a Facebook message Tuesday afternoon, Steele said his vehicle suffered minor damage when the Jeep swiped its front end, including black rubber scuffs on his hubcap. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 23 June 2026 Two weeks before Maria hit, Hurricane Irma swiped past the island’s northeast corner as a Category 5 storm, also knocking out power. — ABC News, 1 July 2026 Remember, the heroic symbols that Ronald Reagan deployed so effectively were swiped from liberalism’s salad days in the Thirties and Forties. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 The 22-year-old center fielder swiped three bases in his second game with high Single-A Fort Wayne and both Luke Cantwell and Kavares Tears homered in a 7-6 win at Lake County on Wednesday. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swiped
  1. bumped
  2. slapped
  3. stole
  4. slammed
  5. knocked
  6. banged
  7. smacked
  8. collided
Verb
  • The controversy only exploded the very next week when it was revealed the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) re-implemented a pilot program that bumped every girl who finished behind the trans athlete up by one spot on the podium.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
  • The sum total of their spending has bumped Haley Stevens by four points.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of bumped
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  • Some of them slapped strict limits on all gas stations; in others, gas station chains limited how much fuel could be bought.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • Actor Orlando Brown slapped recording artist Ray J in the face with a wad of cash.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of slapped
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  • The press release says in total Fleming stole about $450,000 in cash.
    — Mary Ella Hastings July 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026
  • That's when Brandon Miller made his move and stole not only the win but the show.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of stole
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  • In a scathing Instagram post this morning, LuPone, who has long been devoted to her equally enamored gay fandom, slammed Turkey’s latest homophobic move.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 July 2026
  • Investigators said the Tesla slammed through a brick home at a high rate of speed, fatally striking Avila.
    — Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • Tatis led off and knocked Boyd's fifth pitch over the left-field bleachers onto Waveland Avenue, before Chicago answered in the bottom of the inning when Seiya Suzuki scored on Carson Kelly's RBI single.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Kale said her 11-year-old and 16-year-old sons knocked the bat off her and killed it.
    — Kelli Arseneau, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Definition of knocked
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  • Haaland and his teammates sat on the wet pitch as Ødegaard banged the drum.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 30 June 2026
  • Soon, the players on the field joined in, sitting down and rowing as captain Martin Ødegaard banged a large drum.
    — Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Definition of banged
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  • Eury Perez dominated with seven perfect innings, and the Miami Marlins smacked four homers before holding on for a wild 9-8 victory over the host Athletics on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
  • Wyatt-Hodge, who launched the tournament two weeks ago with a century against Sri Lanka, smacked a 32-ball fifty.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 June 2026
Definition of smacked
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  • Mexican keeper Raúl Rangel charged out and collided with Gordon and was immediately whistled for a penalty.
    — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • While playing center field for Double-AA Midland on Tuesday, Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor collided while going for a ball in the gap.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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