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as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album
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as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury
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Recent Examples of hit
David Brennan, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2025
Bobby Orr’s 100th point, 1970 The record: Orr establishes a new record by becoming the first defenseman to ever hit the 100-point mark, which was supposed to be hallowed territory reserved only for forwards.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
The latter was a Chris Pratt action film that represented one of the label’s rare flagship hits (at least, according to vague viewership data released by Prime Video at the time).
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine, Russia exchange deadly drone attacks amid ceasefire maneuvering
Ukrainian drones have hit targets more than 700 miles inside Russia, have regularly forced the temporary closures of major Russian airports and have bombarded the power centers of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
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Donald Trump's approval rating has taken a hit, with nearly every major pollster now showing the president underwater.
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Steel was then penalized for knocking Pickard late in the third.—
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After a village Electoral Board ruling knocked Tinley Together off the ballot, a Cook County Circuit Court judge, in early January, reversed that ruling.—
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Rookie Kristian Campbell will start in left field, Jarren Duran will bump over to center field and Wilyer Abreu will start in right.—
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Sammy can hardly pass by my chair in the press box without bumping into it.—
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At this point, achieving half that number might be a stretch.—
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One of the big reasons for this, say three McKinsey consultants, is that... Post Buy Copies The numbers tell the story: Women achieved educational parity with men more than 40 years ago and today are outperforming men in formal educational settings.—
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As a business owner, fostering an environment that promotes positivity, whether through workplace culture, networking, or personal mindset, can directly impact financial decision-making and success.—
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Gay felt confident that success awaited her in Atlanta, where many movies and TV series are filmed.—
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The library now needs to build out the new Canadian entrance to code — a blow to a not-for-profit organization that has existed on a limited endowment since 1908.—
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New York City's drinking water could eventually absorb a blow if reservoirs supplying a portion of it become vacated due to rising salinity, according to a new report.—
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But that all changed in December, when Trump first threatened to slap heavy tariffs on his northern neighbor.—
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The short answer: President Trump and his insistence on slapping tariffs on key trading partners, including Canada, Mexico and China.—
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Zoom in: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is dealing with three GOP factions that are colliding over the Trump budget bill.—
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The airport has faced scrutiny after an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter collided on Jan. 29, killing 67 people.—
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Olympic Heights, which finished in fifth place in both 2023 and 2024, won the Class 2A Large Non-Tumbling Division.—
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Maryland had won the previous two meetings with Florida but dropped to 2-3 in the all-time series.—
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“Hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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