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clash

verb as in hit with a loud noise

verb as in fight about, often verbally

verb as in do not match

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Example Sentences

They said Ms Allen-Wyatt used multiple reasons for not doing them, including car crashes, lack of pitch availability, schedule clashes, her hen party and her wedding.

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The decades since the ban have been marked with ugly, sometimes violent, clashes between hunts and saboteur groups - who accuse them of breaking the law.

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Police in Georgia have clashed with demonstrators in the centre of the capital Tbilisi protesting against last month's disputed election which they say was stolen by the government.

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A rivalry for the ages was defined by friendship and respect off the court, plus a clash of styles on it.

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Armed with their paintbrushes and toolkits, lifelong fans of Kettering Town are busy preparing their 3,000-capacity ground ready for next month's televised FA Cup clash.

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When To Use

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.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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