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clash

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verb

as in to conflict
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the colors of your shirt and pants clash a parent's idea of proper dress often clashes with a teenager's

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Recent Examples of clash
Noun
Guzman Irvin is facing murder, assault, menacing, and criminal tampering charges for the fatal clash with Jose Reyes, 35, near the corner of Seneca Ave. near Gates Ave. Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025 Tales of ballooning costs, nonstop rewrites, off-screen indulgence and on-set clashes swirled around the production, becoming the stuff of Hollywood lore. Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2025
Verb
Conservative play became the club’s identity, which clashed with its original ethos. Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 21 June 2025 The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday clashed over the presence of federal agents outside the stadium grounds. Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for clash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clash
Noun
  • The protests were substantially peaceful, although small skirmishes resulting in arrests, damage to property and injuries broke out when police tried to disperse the crowd with rubber bullets and tear gas.
    Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 22 June 2025
  • The Fever emerged with an 88-71 win after a game that featured a pair of skirmishes, including a fight in the final minute that led to three ejections.
    Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Alternative investments are gaining traction among financial advisors who are seeking diversification just as rising geopolitical tensions and shaky tariff policy rattle stocks.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 18 June 2025
  • Stocks around the world have declined as Trump’s tariffs rattle markets.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The conflicting messaging shows how the Trump administration is trying to thread a needle, between appeasing the farming and hospitality industries and meeting the White House’s aggressive deportation goals.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
  • Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday that Israel is not aiming to eliminate Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, or set into motion a regime change in Iran — a statement that conflicts with an Israeli Security Cabinet member’s comments earlier in the day.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • While the legal battle is ongoing, the judge's ruling is an early win for the states and a setback for the Trump administration.
    Camila Domonoske, NPR, 25 June 2025
  • That same month, Adams withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic primary, saying the legal battle had prevented him from effectively campaigning.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • Look for rattan napkin rings, bread baskets, and drinking glass holders at thrift shops for additional charm.
    Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 June 2025
  • Mahomes stores the real ones — his three Super Bowl rings — on top.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • This pattern plays out in both our personal and professional lives, where women are often expected to adjust their schedules and make compromises when family responsibilities collide with work.
    Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
  • The Mercedes flipped onto its roof and slid across the road into oncoming traffic, then collided with another car, a 2015 Lexus RX 350.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Amid the physical fights during each game, the broader battle between Gi-hun and the Front Man has always been existential: Are people worth saving?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 June 2025
  • Then, in 2019, the Supreme Court ruled that federal courts do not have a role to play in deciding legal fights over partisan gerrymandering, when state's voting lines are drawn to entrench the political party in power.
    June 27, CBS News, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • On my final evening after the game drive, a flute whines and drums thump in the distance.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 23 May 2025
  • As its infectious message, hip hop hook, gentle-against-forceful thump, radiates further into the zeitgeist expect it be heard everywhere.
    Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 15 June 2025

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“Clash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clash. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.

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