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as in crashes
a forceful coming together of two things
the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children
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as in wrecks
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
a horrendous car collision on the highway
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Recent Examples of collisions
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has initiated multiple investigations into possible safety defects with Tesla's FSD, after several collisions, including a fatal 2023 crash.
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Robert Ferris,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Block collisions need to be balanced with efficient play-arounds to create more tackle tries.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
It is expected to boost the number of particle collisions, called luminosity, tenfold.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
About half of those cases involved dog attacks, while roughly one-third were the result of vehicle collisions.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The results are already visible in logistics, manufacturing, and autonomous systems—warehouse robots navigating crowded spaces with fewer collisions, autonomous vehicles rehearsing edge cases before encountering them on the road.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
It would be tasked with tracking whales moving through the Bay and warning vessel operators of their locations to prevent collisions between the cetaceans and boats, according to a news release from Liccardo’s office.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Airport officials didn't respond immediately to questions about what happened and what procedures are in place to prevent collisions.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
By carefully measuring the energy and momentum of muons produced in about 100 million collisions thought to have created W bosons, the physicists arrived at their new mass estimate.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Robert Ferris,lora Kolodny, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Block collisions need to be balanced with efficient play-arounds to create more tackle tries.
—The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
It is expected to boost the number of particle collisions, called luminosity, tenfold.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Apr. 2026
About half of those cases involved dog attacks, while roughly one-third were the result of vehicle collisions.
—Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
The results are already visible in logistics, manufacturing, and autonomous systems—warehouse robots navigating crowded spaces with fewer collisions, autonomous vehicles rehearsing edge cases before encountering them on the road.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
It would be tasked with tracking whales moving through the Bay and warning vessel operators of their locations to prevent collisions between the cetaceans and boats, according to a news release from Liccardo’s office.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Airport officials didn't respond immediately to questions about what happened and what procedures are in place to prevent collisions.
—ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
By carefully measuring the energy and momentum of muons produced in about 100 million collisions thought to have created W bosons, the physicists arrived at their new mass estimate.
—Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collisions
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This is Formula 1 on water—full speed with elbows out, crashes included.—
G.W. Allen,
Robb Report,
26 Apr. 2026
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Each year, more than 200 people are killed in crashes across the five boroughs.—
Mike Flynn,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The researchers did not have archaeological documentation of most of the wrecks before the project.—
Amarachi Orie,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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The crashes unfolded in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver, specifically near Loveland Ski Area, and followed a chaotic morning that saw six separate wrecks, mostly along the same highway, according to the Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2026
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Also, women who are pregnant and their fetuses, children, older adults and people living with chronic conditions, especially heart and lung disease, may be physically more susceptible to the health impacts of air pollution than other adults, according to the American Lung Association.—
Natassia Paloma,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In recent years, the helicopters have drawn more and more complaints about high operating costs and the potential health impacts from noise pollution.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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One of only two Level 7 accidents, when a steam explosion destroyed reactor number four at the Ukrainian plant.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Parents should keep an eye on their kids to avoid accidents.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Apr. 2026
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The worry looming over the economy Earlier this month, Dimon had also warned in his shareholder letter that the war in Iran risks oil and commodity price shocks that could keep inflation sticky and push interest rates higher than the market now expects.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The move comes amid regional fallout in the Gulf amid the Iran war, which has triggered one of the worst oil shocks in history.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The jolts are muted, the setpieces are drab, and the gore is all too literally kept under wraps.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
16 Apr. 2026
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Then, as the pandemic waned, in 2023 and early ’24, came two jolts to the system – federal pandemic-era assistance ended, pulling food and food-related funding away from charities, and the number of people seeking food continued to grow.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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The touch on his floaters, the variety of angles on his scoop layups, the strong shoulders that absorb bumps.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Cava , Restaurant Brands (Burger King and Tim Hortons), and Shake Shack also saw price target bumps.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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In Guyana’s capital city of Georgetown, neighbors can still hear the thumps.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Collisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collisions. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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