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as in skirmish
a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups
a clash between rival gangs that resulted in some serious injuries
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as in rattle
the loud sound made when metal strikes metal
the clash of cymbals
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as in to conflict
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
the colors of your shirt and pants clash a parent's idea of proper dress often clashes with a teenager's
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Recent Examples of clash
Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Sang-woo’s willingness to betray others for survival clashes with Gi-hun’s desire to hold onto his humanity, even in the face of overwhelming pressure.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Image Hundreds have been killed in chaos in Mozambique
More than 250 people have died in the southern African nation of Mozambique as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election have clashed with the police and military.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Horn of Africa Conflict With civil war raging in Sudan, neighboring Ethiopia also suffers from violent internal conflict stemming from the government's simultaneous clashes with various ethnic militia movements such as the Fano movement in the Amhara region.
—Tom O'Connor, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
Sang-woo’s willingness to betray others for survival clashes with Gi-hun’s desire to hold onto his humanity, even in the face of overwhelming pressure.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
Photos: When hungry elephants and people clash in a village - The job of the Elephant Response Team is to keep the peace amid a worsening and at times deadly conflict between humans and the world's largest land animal in the town of Livingstone, Zambia.
—Marc Silver, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
Image Hundreds have been killed in chaos in Mozambique
More than 250 people have died in the southern African nation of Mozambique as protesters disputing the results of the presidential election have clashed with the police and military.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for clash
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Editors’ Picks The teenager who drove them there lost his car key during the skirmish.Shayla Colon, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2024
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The accusations were just the latest skirmish in a war of words between the struggling retailer’s current management and its largest shareholder that dragged on for months.Robert Olsen, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tribal members dressed in their finest regalia–silver, turquoise, coral, shell, feathers–shake gourd rattles in a ring enclosing the Deer Dancers and two Deer Maidens.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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But the rattles and the walker were of little interest as Wheel of Fortune was playing on the big TV screen on the wall, and the popular show was commanding the baby's attention.Julia Hunt, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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The groups argue that the 2019 law, known as SB 660, forces them to associate with employees whose beliefs and actions conflict with their religious missions, violating their constitutional rights.Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Jan. 2025
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The evidence for using probiotics in IBS is lacking because study results are conflicting, and the number of study participants is small.Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 1 Jan. 2025
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Detroit has lost its cavalry commander from the Last Great Newspaper War, the all-out mid-1980s battle for circulation in the last market outside New York where two newspapers still sold more than 650,000 copies a day.Tim Kiska, Detroit Free Press, 21 Dec. 2024
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His success at the battle paved the way for subsequent victories that would eventually lead to the downfall of the Persian Achaemenid Empire.Newsweek, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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As of April, Mizuhara had net losses of $40.2 million with the ring, the complaint states.Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Earlier this year, French, Italian, and Swiss police forces teamed up to bust a ring of wine fraudsters who were selling counterfeited Grand Cru wines (the premier designation of quality in French wine) for up to €15,000 a bottle.Chris Hall, WIRED, 18 Dec. 2024
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The impact caused the two vehicles to collide with a school bus, which had only the driver on board, and a man in a wheelchair on the sidewalk.Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Both vehicles can then be seen colliding with three cars sitting at the light.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Connecticut lawmakers argued that the 48-hour spending fight is a precursor to what the next year could look like when Trump returns to office and Republicans regain complete control of Congress.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 23 Dec. 2024
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Reclaiming Cultural Relevance In a world where Chinese rivals and domestic brands like Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors are gaining ground, the Honda-Nissan merger represents a fight to reclaim cultural relevance and popularity.Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Vigor has flat seams and enough stretch to move comfortably while bending over or reaching up, while thump loops make for easy layering on frigid days.Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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The White Sox have a major need for power hitting as Jose Abreu, Eloy Jimenez and Yoan Moncada are gone and Andrew Vaughn appears to have misplaced his thump.Phil Rogers, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Clash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clash. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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