clash
verb (used without object)
to make a loud, harsh noise.
are clashing
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present progressiveof clash.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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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
Merz's instincts, as a free-trade trans-Atlanticist, are clashing with current global realities.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026
A year after the Eaton fire, survivors and the state’s electric utilities are clashing over whether state law should continue to protect the companies from the cost of disastrous wildfires they ignite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
This led Montell to further investigate how cognitive biases, which are the errors in thinking that occur when people are processing information that affects decision-making, are clashing with the information age.
From Salon ● Apr. 9, 2024
All its icy crests are clashing together like the ringing of a thousand bells.
From Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness by Henry Van Dyke
