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as in collisions
a forceful coming together of two things
the concussion of the two football players sent them both to the ground
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as in crashes
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the theory that such a concussion, by a giant asteroid or comet millions of years ago, led to the extinction of the dinosaurs
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Recent Examples of concussions
The Uruguay international suffered two separate concussions and was suspended by the FA for seven games for making a racist comment about Son.
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Jay Harris, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Multiple employees suffered concussions after being punched repeatedly in the head, the reports detailed.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
It has been linked to concussions and other head trauma associated with contact sports, with evidence of the disease found in both professional and high school athletes.
—CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Covarrubias built a rig where a FLIR thermal camera was mounted directly on top of the Alexa, allowing the filmmakers to capture a thermal image that could be seamlessly cut into at moments of impact to show Cam’s concussions.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
That was inspired by watching Los Angeles Rams games in person but also experiencing concussions himself.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Removing that dimension of attack — albeit for understandable reasons of protecting Tagovailo’s health after a history of concussions — seems limiting to Miami’s offense.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The president also questioned the safety of the dynamic kickoff, but the NFL reported last season that the rate of concussions on kickoff returns dropped 43%.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The league said the rate of concussions dropped 43 percent on returns, with a significant reduction as well in lower-body injuries.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Jay Harris, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Multiple employees suffered concussions after being punched repeatedly in the head, the reports detailed.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
It has been linked to concussions and other head trauma associated with contact sports, with evidence of the disease found in both professional and high school athletes.
—CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Covarrubias built a rig where a FLIR thermal camera was mounted directly on top of the Alexa, allowing the filmmakers to capture a thermal image that could be seamlessly cut into at moments of impact to show Cam’s concussions.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2025
That was inspired by watching Los Angeles Rams games in person but also experiencing concussions himself.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Removing that dimension of attack — albeit for understandable reasons of protecting Tagovailo’s health after a history of concussions — seems limiting to Miami’s offense.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
The president also questioned the safety of the dynamic kickoff, but the NFL reported last season that the rate of concussions on kickoff returns dropped 43%.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The league said the rate of concussions dropped 43 percent on returns, with a significant reduction as well in lower-body injuries.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concussions
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As a report from Gizmodo explains, this is the name given to the portion of the belt made up of asteroids small enough to be involved in frequent collisions and dynamical ejections.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Four pedestrians were killed in collisions last year in the city.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
30 Sep. 2025
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However, the Tsukahara family’s attorney emphasized that multiple factors can contribute to crashes while highlighting Tesla’s responsibility for occupant safety systems.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
3 Oct. 2025
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Expect car crashes, characters being stuck on desert islands, murder and other dramatic storylines.—
Rachel Choy,
Refinery29,
3 Oct. 2025
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Wisconsin tribal officials are preparing for potential impacts from a federal government shutdown.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The mass deployment of technologies that these minerals make possible—fleets of electric cars; flocks of wind turbines; a cleaner energy grid—may be imperative if our society is to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels and thereby avoid the most devastating impacts of climate change.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Your job is to break up the wrecks of massive ships and space hulks, carving them apart to release valuable components which can be reused or recycled at huge profits by your despicable space overlords.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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And one expert has suggested that steel or concrete barriers can also help guard against deadly attacks like the one in Grand Blanc Township, as well as unintentional fatal wrecks and may even help businesses stave off plaintiff lawsuits.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Concussions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concussions. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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