Definition of "strikes" []

• Plural form of strike. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of strike. (verb)

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• "The word strikes terror in the hearts and minds of Manhattan parents."
• "The word strikes fear, even though the latest thinking is that many cancers have essentially become chronic, rather than terminal, illnesses.19 Given the advances in treatment, which often involve a series of different tactics over time, cancer could be viewed in almost the same light as diabetes."
• "The offence may in part be aesthetic - the word strikes you as inelegant - but it may also relate to the conviction that referring to a woman in this way is a means of trivialising and patronising her behaviour."