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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According to state police, the Nissan, driven by a 60-year-old woman from Plainville, collided with the Yamaha, causing the operator to be ejected from the motorcycle.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
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According to Air Canada, 39 of the passengers and crew members were injured when the arriving Air Canada Express plane collided with an emergency vehicle on a runway just before midnight Sunday.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
The National Transportation Safety Board said a fire truck that collided with an Air Canada commercial jet at LaGuardia International Airport over the weekend lacked the equipment needed to trigger a warning system before the deadly crash.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
According to Air Canada, 39 of the passengers and crew members were injured when the arriving Air Canada Express plane collided with an emergency vehicle on a runway just before midnight Sunday.
—CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
After the crew declared an emergency, multiple emergency vehicles began responding, including the truck that would soon collide with Air Canada Express Flight 8646.
—Colleen Mondor, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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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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