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
Along with Devers, the Giants announced that outfielder Drew Gilbert (left shoulder impingement) began throwing on Sunday and has been cleared to DH in spring games, while left-hander Erik Miller is scheduled to throw a live bullpen on Tuesday.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Jazz were missing leading scorer Lauri Markkanen because of impingement in his right hip and Isaiah Collier due to personal reasons.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
But Gilbert is sidelined with a shoulder impingement and isn’t throwing at the moment.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Jovic also has missed five games this season with a hip impingement, four with an elbow contusion and was held out three times by coach’s decision.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
The pitchers on which the Padres will likely base such a determination are Michael King, who pitched just 73⅓ innings in 15 starts last season due to a nerve impingement near his throwing shoulder and knee inflammation, and Joe Musgrove, who did not pitch in ‘25 after Tommy John surgery.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
In addition, Nikola Jovic (right hip impingement) and Powell (personal reasons) are listed as questionable for the contest.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The Jazz were missing leading scorer Lauri Markkanen because of impingement in his right hip and Isaiah Collier due to personal reasons.
—ABC News, 7 Mar. 2026
But Gilbert is sidelined with a shoulder impingement and isn’t throwing at the moment.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
Jovic also has missed five games this season with a hip impingement, four with an elbow contusion and was held out three times by coach’s decision.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2026
The pitchers on which the Padres will likely base such a determination are Michael King, who pitched just 73⅓ innings in 15 starts last season due to a nerve impingement near his throwing shoulder and knee inflammation, and Joe Musgrove, who did not pitch in ‘25 after Tommy John surgery.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
In addition, Nikola Jovic (right hip impingement) and Powell (personal reasons) are listed as questionable for the contest.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impingement
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And in 2009, collision between a plane and a tourist helicopter over the Hudson killed nine people.—
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Authorities later said Davide Veglia, 55, of North Miami died after the collision Wednesday night in Biscayne Bay, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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MacEgan family speaks in court Before Abril was formally sentenced, the court allowed the MacEgan family to speak about the impact of these crimes and the family patriarch’s death.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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While the $6 million in damages a jury in Los Angeles awarded to the 20-year-old plaintiff — which the companies vowed to appeal — will barely register on their balance sheets, the impact of the verdict will likely be more damaging and harder to quantify.—
Kurt Wagner,
Bloomberg,
26 Mar. 2026
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The prospect of a cooling economy alongside high inflation, touched off by an oil shock, has many analysts comparing the current period to the 1970s.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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More consumer price inflation, more lower-income stress Atsi Sheth, chief credit officer at Moody’s Ratings, said this is only the most recent shock for a petrochemical industry that has seen several in recent years, from Covid to Ukraine to the Red Sea issues and now the Strait of Hormuz.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Impingement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impingement. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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