collided; colliding
1
: to come together with solid or direct impact
The car collided with a tree.
Two helicopters collided.
2
: clash
colliding cultures
Science and religion collided in the court.
Examples of collide in a Sentence
Two football players collided on the field.
the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform
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But most light just goes and goes, without colliding with anything.
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Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
All three of the ship’s masts, which were decorated with string lights, collided with the bridge and were damaged upon impact.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Otherwise the satellite could just end up in a different orbit around Earth and, worse, could collide with other satellites.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Before sunrise, the storm collides with the Black Mountains, particularly the towering frontal wall called the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
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Jarred Roberts, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
All three of the ship’s masts, which were decorated with string lights, collided with the bridge and were damaged upon impact.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Otherwise the satellite could just end up in a different orbit around Earth and, worse, could collide with other satellites.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Before sunrise, the storm collides with the Black Mountains, particularly the towering frontal wall called the Blue Ridge Escarpment.
—Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for collide
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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collide
verb
col·lide
kə-ˈlīd 
collided; colliding
1
: to come together with solid impact
the football players collided
2
: clash entry 1 sense 2a
their different outlooks collided
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