impingements

noun

plural of impingement
as in collisions
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 Synonyms for impingements
  1. collisions
  2. impacts
  3. shocks
  4. jolts
Noun
  • Wind turbines increasingly harm bats and birds through collisions and barotrauma, especially migratory species.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Introspection is hardly foreign to country music, but Langley’s coolly reflective approach stands out in a genre defined by social collisions—by scenes of cowboys and cowgirls settling scores.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
Definition of collisions
Noun
  • The minimum sustainability standards CPHFW introduced in 2020 were ahead of their time, forcing brands to tackle their environmental and social impacts in order to continue showing on schedule.
    — Bella Webb, Vogue, 31 July 2026
  • The asteroid, which takes its name from the Egyptian deity of chaos, will be seen and heard, but the only impacts will be on science and planetary defense.
    — Andrew Jones, Scientific American, 30 July 2026
Definition of impacts
Noun
  • This man of shocks shocked once again; Cole left for Old Trafford.
    — George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • Geopolitical shocks, economic shakiness and breakneck advances in AI have left many feeling unmoored, even pessimistic.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 21 July 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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“Impingements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impingements. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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