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as in crash
a forceful coming together of two things
the collision of two opposing philosophies regarding the rearing of children
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as in accident
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
a horrendous car collision on the highway
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Recent Examples of collision
Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun, is unique for its extreme axial tilt, with its equator and orbit making nearly at a right angle — likely the result of a collision with an Earth-size object long ago.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are looking into the Army's handling of close calls in the wake of the January collision.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Smith and Gray's last-lap collision caused a chain reaction, leading many cars to crash into each other.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Based on analysis of satellite measurements, the collision deformed sedimentary and volcanic rock layers as far as 6.2 miles to the north and south of the impact crater, while leaving the east and west relatively unscathed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 1 Apr. 2025
National Transportation Safety Board investigators are looking into the Army's handling of close calls in the wake of the January collision.
—Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2025
Smith and Gray's last-lap collision caused a chain reaction, leading many cars to crash into each other.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2025
Based on analysis of satellite measurements, the collision deformed sedimentary and volcanic rock layers as far as 6.2 miles to the north and south of the impact crater, while leaving the east and west relatively unscathed.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collision
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In the immediate aftermath of the crash, the arrivals rate at DCA was temporarily reduced.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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There is a crash on I-70 between I-435/Exit 411 and 78th Street/Exit 414.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2025
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Adam DeVine was told to 'stick to the script' on Modern Family after confusing Sofia Vergara with improv DeVine detailed his childhood accident to Entertainment Weekly in 2016.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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As part of his origin story, Hazard is disabled after losing an arm and both legs in an accident, leading to the use of high-tech prosthetic limbs.—
Ryan Easby,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2025
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The biggest shock to anyone standing within that path and having clear weather — which certainly wasn’t everyone on April 8, 2024 — was the sight of the sun's corona, its wispy white outer atmosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His dissertation for his Harvard University economics PhD – appropriately for the current moment – was about how South Korea’s economy could weather external shocks.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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Two women in another vehicle came upon the wreck and pulled off to the shoulder to help the woman inside, police told the outlet.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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After years of seeing wrecks in his rearview mirror, Dale Jr. will be in the unique position of pointing, laughing, and giving style points when someone gets airborne in a homemade cheeseburger.—
Greg Engle,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Evaluating sea-level rise impact zones: The Navigator enables precise mapping of low-lying coastal areas at risk from rising sea levels.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Large impacts, like collisions with asteroids or comets, could also have influenced Mars’s climate.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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Here’s one auction to watch if your car collection is in need of a jolt of electricity.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
31 Mar. 2025
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Those types of plays transform the Bulls offense — cracking open a defensive setup, sending a jolt of discouragement through an opposing defender.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2025
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Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.—
Horace R. Hinkley,
Outdoor Life,
19 Mar. 2025
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Slammed is set in the world of high-school slam poetry, and the novel tells the story of a senior who moves to a new neighborhood only to fall her neighbor, a cute older boy.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2025
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While the crowd was still buzzing from his slam, Porzingis then denied a Towns dunk attempt, sparking a fast break and a Brown layup.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Collision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collision. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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