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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
There have been concussions, and the right knee seemingly impervious to staying healthy.
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Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Researchers studied childhood concussions in patients aged 6 months to about 6 years and found that while most of the children recovered from their symptoms, such as dizziness, irritability, and headaches, within a few weeks, 28% continued to have symptoms a month after their injury.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
Sports already take severe head impacts and concussions seriously, with protocols to remove players after collisions.
—semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Years of high-level skating leave her dealing with neuropathy and the lingering effects of multiple concussions.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Blunt head trauma from these projectiles can cause concussions, internal bleeding, skull fractures and lasting neurological damage.
—Michele Heisler, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Also, don't forget Doubs went AWOL on his team in the 2024 campaign and has had issues with concussions.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Bryant has now had two concussions in the span of a month.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
Vrabel sounded hopeful, but concussions can obviously be tricky, and the team won’t want to rush him back, even in a playoff situation.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Will Graves, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026
Researchers studied childhood concussions in patients aged 6 months to about 6 years and found that while most of the children recovered from their symptoms, such as dizziness, irritability, and headaches, within a few weeks, 28% continued to have symptoms a month after their injury.
—Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 6 Feb. 2026
Sports already take severe head impacts and concussions seriously, with protocols to remove players after collisions.
—semafor.com, 6 Feb. 2026
Years of high-level skating leave her dealing with neuropathy and the lingering effects of multiple concussions.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Blunt head trauma from these projectiles can cause concussions, internal bleeding, skull fractures and lasting neurological damage.
—Michele Heisler, The Conversation, 4 Feb. 2026
Also, don't forget Doubs went AWOL on his team in the 2024 campaign and has had issues with concussions.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Bryant has now had two concussions in the span of a month.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Jan. 2026
Vrabel sounded hopeful, but concussions can obviously be tricky, and the team won’t want to rush him back, even in a playoff situation.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concussions
Noun
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But demonstrating this beyond a shadow of a doubt proved in some respects more challenging than actually creating the elusive plasma itself, with the case for success strengthening as RHIC’s numbers of collisions soared.—
Joseph Howlett,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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Sports already take severe head impacts and concussions seriously, with protocols to remove players after collisions.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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High-speed, one-way corridors are associated with more severe crashes.—
Tim Giuliani,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2026
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Multiple dead, several injured after car crashes into grocery store.—
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FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Jury selection also underscored how widely the impacts of social media — both good and bad — are felt among disparate groups of people.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Climate cooperation was also predicted to weaken as the impacts of temperature changes reverberate.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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From midnight to noon Saturday, Medic responded to 33 wrecks, including a collision at Arrowood Road and Whitehall Executive Park Drive that hospitalized two people with life-threatening injuries.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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No deaths were reported in the wrecks, but six deaths inside the five boroughs were blamed on the ice-cold weather that arrived shortly before the snow.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Concussions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concussions. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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