1
as in to clash
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably
the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence
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Recent Examples of collide
Those created by asteroids colliding with each other are essentially shrapnel orbiting the sun and can come from anywhere in the sky at any time, so they’re called sporadic meteors.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
But in a multilingual society, these rights collide with how little most Americans, including law enforcement and court professionals, are taught about language itself.
—Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
The price hikes come at a time when spiraling anxiety about the cost of living is colliding with accelerating inflation, largely driven by higher energy costs related to the war with Iran.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Gallagher told me that Nuuly grew out of a moment when customers’ desires for newness collided with their rising concerns about shopping’s environmental impact.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026
But in a multilingual society, these rights collide with how little most Americans, including law enforcement and court professionals, are taught about language itself.
—Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
The price hikes come at a time when spiraling anxiety about the cost of living is colliding with accelerating inflation, largely driven by higher energy costs related to the war with Iran.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Gallagher told me that Nuuly grew out of a moment when customers’ desires for newness collided with their rising concerns about shopping’s environmental impact.
—Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collide
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Following the United States’ clash against Paraguay tonight, the team will have two more matches in group play.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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Weather service meteorologist Frank Pereira said the system that produced the storms, including high winds and hail, was moving eastward Thursday, fueled by cool air from Canada clashing with warm, humid air from the South.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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This last concern, which could’ve effectively sabotaged anybody trying to train competing models by quietly bumping them down to less powerful models without their knowledge, proved controversial enough for Anthropic to change its mind.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
11 June 2026
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Meanwhile, the secretary of state's office and the State Election Board have further muddied the waters by issuing conflicting guidance for county election officials about how votes should be cast and counted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 June 2026
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Lately, in a world grown more complicated, that homespun notion has grown conflicted.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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One video appeared to show two people jumping onto the roof of an NYPD vehicle and smashing its windshield.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Moten says his car, which was parked on the street, was smashed and left totaled.—
Ryan Hughes,
CBS News,
13 June 2026
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In Santa Clara, the letter said, a woman on mental health diversion for carjacking proceeded to steal another car and slam it into an outside table at a restaurant, leaving one person dead and others injured.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The bomber was in the air a very short time before slamming into the ground about halfway down the runway.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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The Americans gradually amplified their attack centered around Pulisic’s runs — and three minutes after an apparent goal from Balogun was erased by an offside call, Pulisic again drove the left side and got a deflected pass to the trailing Balogun, who banged it home.—
Greg Beacham,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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Instead, both hesitated, their feet tangled and a charging Healy banged in the loose ball.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
12 June 2026
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Officials say at Alexander Avenue and Route 347 in Saint James, Smith sped through a red light, traveling about 70 mph, and crashed into Espinosa's car.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Video of the crash shared with the Statesman showed the airplanes colliding, spinning together and crashing to the ground in a fiery explosion.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
11 June 2026
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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Right fielder Jung Hoo Lee saw his 18-game hitting streak, the longest active streak in the majors entering play, come to an end after going hitless in three at-bats.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 June 2026
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collide. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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