collisions

noun

plural of collision
1
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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2
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 department maintains an early intervention system that flags officers based on risk factors, such as a relatively high volume of civilian complaints, frequent use of force, and involvement in preventable traffic collisions or pursuits. — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026 Astronomers investigating mysterious flashes of X-rays believe that these blasts could stem from collisions between neutron stars, the events that forge elements like gold, silver, and platinum. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Neutrinos bump into other particles only rarely, so scientists build large detectors to improve their odds of catching collisions. — Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026 The cameras have been installed in school zones and areas where there have been a high number of collisions. — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Now researchers analyzing data from those collisions have seen an unexpected signal that offers new clues about how the cosmic transition happened eons ago. — Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 The presentation highlighted three updates and changes that the advisory body believes the city should adopt in order to prevent further serious traffic collisions. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026 For the latter, this is vital to enable the safe passage of ships through shipping lanes, into and out of ports, all the while preventing collisions and aiding activities like search and rescue. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026 The movie is fantastic, a true thriller, and while some liberties were taken with the depiction of outer space, the basic premise of a cascading series of collisions rendering orbits too cluttered with debris to be usable is valid. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collisions
  1. crashes
  2. wrecks
  3. impacts
  4. accidents
  5. shocks
  6. jolts
  7. bumps
  8. thumps
Noun
  • Waymos were involved in 93% fewer injury crashes with pedestrians, 86% fewer with cyclists and 82% fewer with motorcyclists, according to the company’s numbers.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The study also listed Kansas City as the city in Missouri with the most crashes since 2020 — KC tallied with 424 in the six-year span.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of crashes
Noun
  • Many of these wrecks have been undiscovered for decades, with commercial access only being granted recently.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Waltrip obviously got into hundreds of wrecks over his nearly 30-year racing career.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrecks
Noun
  • That core is currently expected to make landfall right on the border of Florida and Alabama late Friday night, but impacts will be felt as far east as Tallahassee, if not farther.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
  • And if there’s any slowdown in demand for compute or need for compute, that has second, third, and ultimately fourth order impacts on projects that haven’t even been built yet.
    — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of impacts
Noun
  • The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The huge crowds were stressful for police, who ended up working longer shifts than usual to deal with traffic, accidents, shoplifting and other issues.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of accidents
Noun
  • The emergency reserve has already fallen to its lowest level since the 1980s following releases intended to cushion oil price shocks from the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The spending hikes comply with the EU's National Escape Clause, which permits member states temporary budget flexibility on defense and energy investments to address shocks caused by Russia's war in Ukraine and the Middle East conflict.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of shocks
Noun
  • The dwelling has evolved over the years as Jenner has matured and trends have shifted, now imbued with warm neutrals and an air of serenity rather than bold jolts of energy.
    — Architectural Digest, Architectural Digest, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Riley, who finished with 232 all-purpose yards Friday, provided the jolts early as the Blackhawks used big plays to counter the grind-it-out attack used by Streamwood.
    — Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of jolts
Noun
  • For 2026-2027, however, many ticket tiers remain unchanged, while those that are rising are seeing some of the smallest bumps in recent memory.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • In a more recent video, Dykes shared that a few other bumps in the road had come up as the group continued to make their way over the border between the Central African Republic and Cameroon.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of bumps
Noun
  • The lower-vocal harmony struggles to stand out any time the deeper bass thumps.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Agents yelled from every direction, and the thumps of a news helicopter overhead were deafening.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Definition of thumps

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“Collisions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collisions. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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