clashed

verb

past tense of clash
as in collided
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 clashed At least 2,400 people were arrested after rioters in cities across France on Saturday clashed with police, set cars on fire and stormed public buildings during nationwide protests against rising living costs and poor conditions in schools. — Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 At least 1,800 people were arrested this past weekend after violent groups clashed with law enforcement during nationwide protests over rising living costs and poor school conditions. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Rioters clashed with police, set cars on fire, stormed public buildings and engulfed a historic city hall in flames in France’s worst civil unrest in years as violence and looting swept through major cities. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026 Widespread civil unrest over teacher shortages and economic hardship escalated across France over the weekend as rioters clashed with police and stormed public buildings. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 The two sides have clashed over what software should run Project Helix, the next-generation hardware. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 Widespread violence erupted across France over the weekend, as rioters and looters ransacked storefronts, clashed with police and set fire to municipal buildings. — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026 Demonstrations erupted into riots on Saturday, with almost 2,400 people arrested, shops looted or damaged and buildings covered in graffiti as violent groups clashed with police in cities across the country, according to the interior ministry. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors and defense attorneys have clashed over whether DNA evidence revealed the killer or an unreliable investigation where key physical evidence vanished. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for clashed
  1. collided
  2. conflicted
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  • The plane collided with power lines on the south side of the roadway, leaving fragments of the propeller and fiberglass under the power lines.
    — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The driver who collided with the riders fled, but police, with the assistance of witnesses, were able to track down a suspect at his home near the scene of the collision, Montclair police said.
    — James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of collided
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  • The ruling conflicted with the 9th Circuit’s decision in Idaho, creating the kind of disagreement between federal appeals courts that the Supreme Court often steps in to resolve.
    — Cassandra Jaramillo, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Detectives say the video and phone data conflicted with his account.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of conflicted

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“Clashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/clashed. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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