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
Some whales have become stranded or collided with ships when overwhelmed by anthropogenic noise, while others have been left to, dangerously, reduce singing altogether.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
This is quite the speedy return to practice for Worthy, who collided with Kelce on a crossing route only three plays into the team’s Week 1 loss to the Chargers.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
These ripples are unique to the black holes that created them, allowing scientists to learn about the properties of the colliding objects.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The magic is in the mashup — wide bands versus skinny stripes, color colliding with neutrals, sportswear mixed with tailoring.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
This is quite the speedy return to practice for Worthy, who collided with Kelce on a crossing route only three plays into the team’s Week 1 loss to the Chargers.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
These ripples are unique to the black holes that created them, allowing scientists to learn about the properties of the colliding objects.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Sep. 2025
The magic is in the mashup — wide bands versus skinny stripes, color colliding with neutrals, sportswear mixed with tailoring.
—Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Refinery29, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collide
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That event was still beset by confrontations, with someone jumping on a police officer, protesters smashing glass panes in the doors of the venue and members of the Proud Boys – a far-right group – clashing with demonstrators, according to local media reports.—
Curt Devine,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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The job cuts are permanent, and employees will not have bumping rights to other positions.—
Chase Jordan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Few love it as much when leveling the playing field means bumping them down a few notches.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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None of it, Saddler considers, conflicted with her staunch Mormon faith.—
Enrique Limón,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Lauryn, now 18, still isn’t allowed to see her, but says she’s conflicted about her feelings on it.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
10 Sep. 2025
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As the first half drew to a close, Calvert-Lewin towered above Kenny Tete to nod a ball down that Sean Longstaff would eventually smash off the crossbar.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In the worst-case scenario, a collision could smash a satellite into many more pieces of space debris, which each then go on to collide with more satellites, which produces more chunks of space junk, and so on and so forth.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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During hours of debate on Friday, which Republicans eventually shut down using a procedural move, Democrats continued to slam the new map as detrimental to voters – particularly for voters in Kansas City, Missouri, which would be split among multiple districts.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Other coffee bean-growing countries are also being slammed with tariffs.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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This prompted an intervention from the speaker, who banged his gavel multiple times.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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When Weimers went on to give up his remaining speaking time for a moment of silence, Vice President Katarina Barley cut him off, sparking desk-banging protests from right-wing lawmakers in the chamber.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the finale, Laura crashes Daniel and Cherry’s engagement party, and Cherry is arrested for vandalizing Laura’s gallery.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Estonia last month reported a Ukrainian drone crashing and exploding on its territory.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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The jeans also have a cropped length that hits right at the ankle and patch pockets that not only look cute, but are also functional.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
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Denholm is giving interviews to explain the board’s decision to award Musk a pay package that could be worth $1 trillion if the company hits milestones for market capitalization, profits, and vehicle production.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collide. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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