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
Recent Examples on the Web
Waymo is issuing a voluntary software recall after one of its driverless vehicles collided with a telephone pole in Phoenix, Arizona, last month, the company said.
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2024
Vancouver Police said in a news release that the plane collided with a pleasure boat near Canada Place in Coal Harbour on Saturday, June 8, just before 1 p.m. local time.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
After police announced an arrest hours later, state media reported, a preliminary investigation found that Cui had collided with one foreigner while walking in the park and proceeded to stab them and three foreigners with them as well as a Chinese tourist who attempted to intervene.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 June 2024
While the parties broadly agree on their opposition to migration, their national interests collide at the E.U. level.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2024
Vancouver Police said in a news release that the plane collided with a pleasure boat near Canada Place in Coal Harbour on Saturday, June 8, just before 1 p.m. local time.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 11 June 2024
After police announced an arrest hours later, state media reported, a preliminary investigation found that Cui had collided with one foreigner while walking in the park and proceeded to stab them and three foreigners with them as well as a Chinese tourist who attempted to intervene.
—Chad De Guzman, TIME, 11 June 2024
While the parties broadly agree on their opposition to migration, their national interests collide at the E.U. level.
—Emma Bubola, New York Times, 3 June 2024
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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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