as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
the impingement of the hailstones on the metal roof was making quite a racket
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Recent Examples of impingement
Ball is nursing a left ankle bone bruise, which is a different injury than the right ankle impingement that sidelined him for seven games in November.
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Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
He was sidelined by a right shoulder impingement after being drafted out of Elon University.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
With the Heat fully healthy for the first time this season, Jovic received his first DNP-CD (did not play, coach’s decision) of the season in Wednesday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks after missing the previous four games with a right hip impingement.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 13 Dec. 2025
He was sidelined by a right shoulder impingement after being drafted out of Elon University.
—Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
With the Heat fully healthy for the first time this season, Jovic received his first DNP-CD (did not play, coach’s decision) of the season in Wednesday’s win over the Milwaukee Bucks after missing the previous four games with a right hip impingement.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impingement
Noun
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Lanes of South El Camino Real and the westbound Highway 92 off-ramp to South El Camino Real were closed for roughly three hours following the collision, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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One pedestrian was killed and another was injured in a collision involving a Stockton city employee on Thursday night, officials said.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Understand the cash impact of decisions before committing.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the third lawsuit, a federal judge in Miami last summer ordered the facility to wind down operations over two months because officials had failed to do a review of the detention center's environmental impact.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
29 Jan. 2026
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This should not come as a shock.—
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
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From crafting journeys for multi-generational families to navigating geopolitical shocks, the company has relied on them.—
Daniel Scheffler,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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“Impingement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impingement. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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