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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
Last year, the city had 24 traffic collisions involving e-bikes, Cullen said.
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Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
That brutal, driving style requires her to initiate intense physical collisions on nearly every single possession.
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Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
This is not so different from the Founders’ vision of democracy, in which a federal system with independent, coequal branches of government forces collisions of competing interests that can get contentious, even chaotic, before compromises are forged.
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Henry De Sio,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
More vehicles on the road means more potential for complex, multi-vehicle collisions and messier disputes over who caused what.
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Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Over millions of years, tectonic plate collisions, volcanic activity and dramatic sea-level fluctuations have continually reshaped the landscape.
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Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Eight years after its last edition, the sprawling, shape-shifting PEOPLE festival is returning to Berlin — and if its organizers have their way, the lineup will once again dispense with marquee billing in favor of unexpected collisions.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
24 June 2026
The vast majority of deadly collisions are preventable with changes to infrastructure.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Train collisions are relatively rare in Britain.
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CBS News,
19 June 2026
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
That brutal, driving style requires her to initiate intense physical collisions on nearly every single possession.
—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
26 June 2026
This is not so different from the Founders’ vision of democracy, in which a federal system with independent, coequal branches of government forces collisions of competing interests that can get contentious, even chaotic, before compromises are forged.
—
Henry De Sio,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
More vehicles on the road means more potential for complex, multi-vehicle collisions and messier disputes over who caused what.
—
Matthew Kayser,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2026
Over millions of years, tectonic plate collisions, volcanic activity and dramatic sea-level fluctuations have continually reshaped the landscape.
—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Eight years after its last edition, the sprawling, shape-shifting PEOPLE festival is returning to Berlin — and if its organizers have their way, the lineup will once again dispense with marquee billing in favor of unexpected collisions.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
24 June 2026
The vast majority of deadly collisions are preventable with changes to infrastructure.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
23 June 2026
Train collisions are relatively rare in Britain.
—
CBS News,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collisions
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Each year, car crashes in town are attributed to overgrown shrubs and bushes, alongside street corners and intersections, according to West Hartford town officials.
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Headlights of a wrong-way driver in Boston who police say caused two crashes and killed one person.
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Bocas is blessed with more than a dozen excellent dive sites including underwater caves and pinnacles, reef walls, drift dive locations, and wrecks like the Barco Viejo and Mystic Wind.
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The most wrecks recorded that year were in June, according to the state transportation department.
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Dybantsa was in a heated race against Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer to be the top pick as all three are projected to make immediate impacts at the professional level.
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Scientists warn that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness, especially in southeastern Europe, making the region more vulnerable to health impacts and wildfires.
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The idea is to allow for accidents, miscommunications or misunderstandings that the participants agree should not scuttle talks.
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Small accidents, although no fault of your own, may cause this.
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Pandemic bottlenecks, wars, climate shocks and geopolitical tension exposed the fragility of global supply chains.
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Asian stocks still have room to run even after a blistering first-half rally, while investors should continue diversifying into commodities as geopolitical shocks reinforce long-term demand for metals and energy infrastructure, Goldman Sachs said.
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The building jolts and is cloaked in blackness.
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Edwards’ explosiveness produces randomized jolts of spectacular.
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As viewers know, her journey to get to happily ever after was filled with a lot of bumps in the road, as well as another suitor, William Ryder (Laurie Davidson).
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Wheeler grinned before Hill exchanged high-fives and chest bumps with right fielder Brandon Marsh.
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Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
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You’ll be thrown around in your seat, which moves in sync with the action, along with thumps in the back, splashes of water, blasts of air, smoke, and flashes of light.
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“Collisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collisions. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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