as in collided
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 clashed
Reports have indicated that William’s plans to modernize the monarchy have clashed with his father’s love for tradition.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Oct. 2025
There, protesters confined to an area of downtown Los Angeles clashed with federal agents.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
In Gaza City, the Doghmush clan has clashed repeatedly with Hamas terrorists.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Protestors last week clashed with police during pro-Palestinian demonstrations that turned violent near Boston Common, leading to multiple arrests.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
In late September, young Peruvian protestors clashed with police after protesting a pension reform bill passed that would force young people to pay into a private pension fund.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Kirk, who was based in Arizona, spoke on a number of occasions in the Sacramento area, including at UC Davis in March 2023, where 100 protestors clashed with police, leading to two arrests.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Soon after the schedule was set, prosecutors and the defense clashed over the terms and timing of discovery.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
This standoff originally triggered the shutdown as the two parties clashed over what to include in the spending bill.
—Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Oct. 2025
There, protesters confined to an area of downtown Los Angeles clashed with federal agents.
—Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
In Gaza City, the Doghmush clan has clashed repeatedly with Hamas terrorists.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Protestors last week clashed with police during pro-Palestinian demonstrations that turned violent near Boston Common, leading to multiple arrests.
—Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
In late September, young Peruvian protestors clashed with police after protesting a pension reform bill passed that would force young people to pay into a private pension fund.
—Rebecca Schneid, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
Kirk, who was based in Arizona, spoke on a number of occasions in the Sacramento area, including at UC Davis in March 2023, where 100 protestors clashed with police, leading to two arrests.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Soon after the schedule was set, prosecutors and the defense clashed over the terms and timing of discovery.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
This standoff originally triggered the shutdown as the two parties clashed over what to include in the spending bill.
—Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clashed
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Just two months prior, another bus collided with a truck in the state of São Paulo, killing 12 people.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
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Louisville then went up 14-0 one drive later on a 35-yard touchdown pass from Moss to Bell when a pair of Hurricanes defenders collided trying to cover Bell on a crossing route.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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In addition to being overbudget, the program conflicted with Illinois' climate goals.—
NPR,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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The movie flattening Carrie into someone downtrodden and fragile, rather than standoffish and conflicted, makes the whole resolution feel a little too clean.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Clashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clashed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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