Graze
Graze verb - To feed on grass or herbs.
Impact
Impact verb - To come into usually forceful contact with something.
Usage example: the damage sustained when a car going 40 miles an hour impacts with a brick wall
Graze and impact are semantically related in touch topic. Sometimes you can use "Graze" instead the word "Impact" as a verb or a noun.
Nearby Words: impacted, impacting, impactless
Both words in one sentence
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The alien attempts to avoid impact means the contact is more of a graze than direct hit but is still crippling for both vessels.
Source: Ramming Always Works -
The Enchantment Emporium has an asteroid discovered that will just graze by... and then another asteroid is discovered 'behind' it that will impact within two years.
Source: Colony Drop
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Impact and Graze. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/graze/impact
Graze & Impact. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/graze/impact>.
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