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noun

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1
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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2
as in rattle
the loud sound made when metal strikes metal the clash of cymbals

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verb

ˈklash How to pronounce clash (audio)
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
Noun
Greene and Marin Ireland make an incredible clash of wills, wits, and energies. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 6 Apr. 2025 Neither Ocasio-Cortez nor Schumer commented on the poll, which comes more than three years before the potential Senate primary clash could unfold. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Trump administration has also clashed with Maine school officials due to the state’s refusal to reverse its policy on transgender athletes participating in girls and women’s sports. — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2025 The duo also clashed over hostage negotiations and a probe about links between the prime minister's aides and Qatar. — Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clash
  1. skirmish
  2. rattle
  3. conflict
  4. battle
  5. ring
  6. collide
  7. fight
  8. thump
Noun
  • The clashes are a sign of growing tensions at the Lebanon-Syria border, northeast of the Beqaa valley, where predominantly Shiite Lebanese villages have seen skirmishes with Syrian soldiers in recent weeks.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 17 Mar. 2025
  • After his skirmish with Diarra, Neal waved his arms to fire up Creighton fans in the sellout crowd.
    — Ryan Morik, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
Definition of skirmish
Noun
  • Nailing a loose floorboard into the joist below should eliminate the rattle or squeak.
    — Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Researchers also found a wooden rattle that was used as a gas alarm in the crater of a bomb explosion.
    — Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of rattle
Verb
  • Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.
    — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Years later, he feels conflicted about speaking out against the church.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of conflict
Noun
  • Rather, Awuah-Darko wants his story to reach people, whether through Instagram or this article, who feel alone in their battles, even if that comes with backlash.
    — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The White Sox had to settle for taking two of three in the series after falling in the battle against Crochet, who allowed one run on one hit with 11 strikeouts and one walk in 7 1/3 innings.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Definition of battle
Noun
  • Daddario opted to keep her accessories relatively minimal, choosing instead to showcase her array of statement jewelry pieces from earrings to rings and her standout Tag Heuer Carrera Date timepiece.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Hardy is facing multiple felony charges and has also been tied to an additional conspiracy ring responsible for dozens of alleged carjackings, with one incident resulting in a victim being shot to death.
    — Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of ring
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  • At the microscopic level, fluids are composed of particles—little billiard balls bopping around and occasionally colliding—and Newton’s laws of motion work well to describe their trajectories.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025
  • That happened two days after an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair in Washington — the deadliest U.S. air disaster in a generation.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of collide
Noun
  • In the co-main event of the fight card, Brandon Grach and Liam Talivaa face off in a heavyweight rematch.
    — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Among them is talk show host Wendy Williams, who in March hired the attorney to represent her in her fight against the guardianship imposed on her following a series of health struggles.
    — Julian Sancton, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of fight
Noun
  • Rami Sinno is crouched beside a filing cabinet, wrestling a beach-ball sized disc out of a box, when a dull thump echoes around his laboratory.
    — Billy Perrigo, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Then the silence was broken by the loud thump of Olive’s .38/40.
    — Horace R. Hinkley, Outdoor Life, 19 Mar. 2025
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