- present participle of clash.
Example Sentences
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They’re both mired in clashing narratives of their relationship.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
Political uncertainty has come at a bad time for gilts, clashing with elevated global energy prices and renewed inflation concerns.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
The BBC is moving the date of a music festival set to take place in Stirling in order to avoid clashing with local events.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Behind the scenes, however, Musk and Altman were clashing over a proposed shift of OpenAI to a for-profit business that could attract investors in the capital-intensive AI race.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The crying and clashing of the harmonies were an obsession in the melted bowels.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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