impingement

noun

Definition of impingementnext
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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  1. collision
  2. impact
  3. shock
Noun
  • The woman’s death is the 12th fatal traffic collision in Fremont this year, police said.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Police said the fatal collision occurred on Saturday, Oct. 26, after shots were fired near Avenue D in Birmingham around 6:45 p.m. local time, according to FOX affiliate WBRC and NBC affiliate WVTM-TV.
    Abigail Adams, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of collision
Noun
  • Imagine the impact: stricter policies on immigrant communities, weakened environmental laws, and an atmosphere that discourages the diversity California is known for.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • With the first season approaching its final episode, why not get nuts and talk about what kind of impact the series will have come next year’s Emmys?
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of impact
Noun
  • Harris' clearest path to victory in November would be to win the three blue wall battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, barring any shock results elsewhere.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The Selzer poll has been viewed as evidence that pollsters calling the race a dead heat have been acting out of a desire to seek safety in numbers following the shock 2016 election result that failed to spot latent support for Trump.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of shock
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