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sideswipe

verb as in crash

verb as in glance

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He was sideswiped last year by a small tractor, injuring his hip.

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But he is just as frequently sideswiped by family crises created by the disasters he married and birthed.

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Newfound fame, a pandemic and disturbing allegations against a teammate sideswiped the stars of ‘Cheer.’

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In December last year, the Philippines said China's coast guard fired water cannons and "sideswiped" a government vessel during a maritime patrol near the Scarborough Shoal.

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Tailed by deputies, the suspect sideswiped a semi-truck but continued driving.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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