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hit
noun as in strike, bump
noun as in entertainment success
verb as in strike
Strongest matches
bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, kick, knock, knock out, nail, pop, punch, slap, smack, whack
Strong matches
bang, bash, blitz, box, brain, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, hammer, hook, jab, KO, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, lob, pellet, pelt, percuss, pound, rap, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whang
Weak matches
give a black eye, knock around, let fly, let have it, ride roughshod
verb as in collide, bump into
Example Sentences
He said the president-elect had learned from his earlier experience in the White House and would hit the ground running in part thanks to the work of Howard Lutnick, the chief executive of Cantor Fitzgerald, on the transition.
The majority of those employees who wouldn’t be hit work with agencies whose DOGE-style “reorganizations” would require congressional approval—which isn’t inevitable, since Republicans command only small majorities in the legislative chambers.
Goods trade, especially in food and farm exports, has been especially hit by the imposition of new trade barriers.
"It will hit our economy," she warned.
“Soon the replacement of the whites within Texas will hit its apogee.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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