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clash

[klash] / klæʃ /






Usage

What are other ways to say clash?

The noun clash implies a direct and sharp collision between opposing parties, efforts, interests, etc.: a clash of opinions. Struggle implies vigorous bodily effort or violent exertion: a hand-to-hand struggle. A brush is a brief encounter or skirmish: a brush with the law.


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Ties between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have been warming since a deadly 2020 border clash, with flights, visas and high-level contacts gradually being restored.

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

Six years after a border clash in the Himalayas, are India and China, the world’s two most populous countries, trying to make up?

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Now, critics are left to clash with influencers as they struggle to maintain access that could, in theory, help them continue to get jobs.

From Salon Sep. 9, 2026

Third seed Jessica Pegula, who is yet to land a major title despite her consistency on the WTA Tour, meets Emma Navarro in another all-American clash on Tuesday.

From BBC Sep. 8, 2026

Accordion, harmonica, wine, shout, dance, wail, round-about, clash of pan, laughter.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

It also underscores how U.S. ties with China are fraying over detentions, trade clashes and geopolitical tensions even as Trump works to curry favor with Xi as a fellow superpower leader.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Xi Jinping’s visit to the Brics summit in New Delhi is progress, but relations ruptured by 2020 border clashes remain fragile.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

It is the most attention a California gubernatorial contest has drawn since 2010, when “Today” show host Matt Lauer and NBC News Political Director Chuck Todd moderated nationally televised clashes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 8, 2026

Badenoch has recently accused Burnham of being a "people pleaser" who doesn't relish taking difficult decisions, a characterisation she is likely to use again in her Commons clashes with him.

From BBC Aug. 29, 2026

The clashes over zero were the battles that shook the foundations of philosophy, of science, of mathematics, and of religion.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

More than 10 expert witnesses testified for both the defence and the prosecution, including some who clashed with lawyers over Clancy's mental health.

From BBC Aug. 27, 2026

The mayor and City Council have repeatedly clashed over how to bridge budget deficits.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

“The principal problem with this list is the total ignorance about the work of independent journalism,” wrote Ramos, who has clashed publicly with Sheinbaum and her predecessor and mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Over the years, however, Xu's taste for yachts and luxury clashed with President Xi Jinping's crackdown on extreme wealth as Beijing tightened its watch over corruption within the financial sector.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

I watched in amazement as the two mighty forces clashed all around me, on the ground and in the sky.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

Anthropic’s founders had left OpenAI in 2020 to found the AI startup in 2021 after clashing with executives at the ChatGPT maker over safety issues.

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

Some rival studios have pushed their releases forward to avoid clashing with "GTA VI", creating an unusually dense calendar of new games.

From Barron's Aug. 25, 2026

Faced with the decision of whether to continue her final year, or postpone her exams and restart the year completely following her rehabilitation, Hunt powered on to avoid her final year clashing with the Olympics.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

Behind the scenes, the crosstown rivals are clashing as each company jockeys for tailored tariffs and policies while claiming to be the most American automaker.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Forcing my way quickly through the crowd, I stood on the steps facing those in front, talking rapidly without thought but out of my clashing emotions.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison




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