Thesaurus results for COLLISIONS

collisions

noun

plural of collision

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 Later experiments at the Beijing Spectrometer and Belle in Japan supported its existence, but all of those observations came from collisions between electrons and positrons. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 Projects on the high injury network, which documents areas where serious collisions happen most frequently, are eligible for a separate pot of funding under Vision Zero. — Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026 In the Encinitas region, there were 59 e-bike collisions between 2022 and 2024, and 30 in 2025, the county Sheriff’s Office reported. — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026 This code, developed at Switzerland’s University of Bern over two decades, is designed to simulate collisions between asteroids, comets and planets, and analyze the impact by looking at millions of individual particles involved in each scenario. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026 Researchers have long thought plasma is only created from collisions between atoms with extremely heavy nuclei such as lead. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026 Orbital data centers would face launch failures, radiation, hardware breakdowns, heat-management challenges and the growing risk of collisions and space debris. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 The others are 6-7 and 6-5, so imagine the little brother in the front yard doing the Oklahoma drill, a legendary one-on-one football drill from years ago that tested toughness via collisions. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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In a Biblical fashion, one last boom of thunder crashes at the viewing curtain lowered.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
The end results are often similar, including remote code execution, privilege escalation, info leaks and crashes.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of crashes

Noun

Huron Aviation, Alpena, Michigan (Lake Huron) Get a unique perspective on the wrecks in Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary by seeing them from the air.

— Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 10 Aug. 2026
Car wrecks in which people are injured are frequent and many are not criminal matters, defense attorney Gill said in his closing argument in the guilt-innocence trial phase.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of wrecks

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Projects expected to have significant regional impacts are required to go through the DRI process to help local governments with infrastructure planning, but the agency only began requiring that large solar projects participate last year.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Opponents warn of significant environmental impacts Environmental groups quickly criticized the proposal, citing concerns about the potential impacts on forests, wildlife and water resources.

— Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of impacts

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New Zealand looks to be the best place to hedge impact from severe El Niño shocks to global food supply chains, according to Bank of America.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
For any brand looking to steady its input costs and protect its production lines from geopolitical shocks, the case is straightforward.

— Rob Kaplan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of shocks

Noun

There are no lyrics, no mixing inconsistencies, no jolts of experimental hiss.

— Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Additional jolts of sophistication come courtesy of a custom Area Environments wall covering, a gold mirror from Made Goods, Jiun Ho sconces, and German photographer Ellen von Unwerth’s black and white snapshot of a carefree Naomi Campbell.

— Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 13 July 2026

Definition of jolts

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Yellowish deposits on or around the eyelids, grayish-white rings around the cornea and yellowish bumps or nodules on the tendons, including the Achilles tendon or the tendons on the back of the hand, can all be a cause for concern.

— Gavin Escott, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Three days later, the baby’s bumps vanished and the older children rode bicycles around the living room.

— Destenie Nock, The Conversation, 19 Aug. 2026

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