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collision

[kuh-lizh-uhn] / kəˈlɪʒ ən /
NOUN
accident
Synonyms
STRONG
blow bump butt concussion contact crash destruction dilapidation encounter hit impact jar jolt knock percussion pileup rap ruin shock sideswipe slam smash strike thud thump wreck
WEAK
demolishment fender bender head-on
Antonyms
STRONG
avoidance building compliment construction creation failure flattery loss praise

Example Sentences

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The incident comes less than a fortnight after a person died in the south-eastern Var region following a collision between a regional train and a truck.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“The deceased was a restrained driver involved in a single vehicle collision at a high rate of speed,” the report states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Video from newsgathering service OnScene.TV shows the truck’s hood lifted and the front of the SUV crushed from the collision.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

A 20-year-old man has died after an early morning traffic collision near Dervock, County Antrim.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This hasn’t stopped some believers—physicists included—from picketing high-energy laboratories like Fermilab; they believe that a high-energy collision could cause a spontaneous collapse of the vacuum.

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