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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
the concussion of the two football players sent them both to the ground
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as in crash
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the theory that such a concussion, by a giant asteroid or comet millions of years ago, led to the extinction of the dinosaurs
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Recent Examples of concussion
According to the promotion, a five-stage protocol will be used to determine if a fighter is fit to return to action after a concussion.
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The Sheriff's Department told the Times that a 5-year-old sustained a cut to his head, an 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital with a broken leg, a 22-year-old man had bruises on his head and arms and a 73-year-old man sustained a concussion.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 July 2025
The other suffered a concussion and was treated and released from the hospital.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Five people were injured during the incident -- an 11-year-old girl with a broken leg, a 5-year-old boy with cuts and a head laceration, a 22-year-old man with abrasions to his head and a 73-year-old man who sustained a concussion, the sheriff's department said in a statement.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 10 July 2025
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Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 19 July 2025
The Sheriff's Department told the Times that a 5-year-old sustained a cut to his head, an 11-year-old girl was airlifted to a hospital with a broken leg, a 22-year-old man had bruises on his head and arms and a 73-year-old man sustained a concussion.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 11 July 2025
The other suffered a concussion and was treated and released from the hospital.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Five people were injured during the incident -- an 11-year-old girl with a broken leg, a 5-year-old boy with cuts and a head laceration, a 22-year-old man with abrasions to his head and a 73-year-old man who sustained a concussion, the sheriff's department said in a statement.
—Alex Stone, ABC News, 10 July 2025
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The maximum altitude for the route the helicopter was taking was 200 ft, but the collision occurred at an altitude of around 300 ft.—
David Shepardson,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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Twenty-eight-year-old Sam Lilley died in January’s midair collision, the deadliest plane crash in the US in 24 years.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The crash of the aircraft, priced at about $100 million, was the second this year.—
Anna Commander
Robert Birsel
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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Slaughter and the four people inside the Nissan were taken from the crash scene to Broward Health Medical Center.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
31 July 2025
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Finally, thanks to intuitive adaptive shocks that adjust damping rates on the fly—compensating for every minuscule bit of pitch and roll—the Turbo rode quite comfortably.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Jenna Bush Hager brought a little spicy energy to Today With Jenna & Friends on Thursday, when the NBC personality used profanity during a live broadcast, much to the shock of colleague Willie Geist and her behind-the-scenes crew members.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
25 July 2025
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“Concussion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concussion. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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