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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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Rice, who played just four games last season before suffering a torn LCL after colliding with Mahomes during a game against the Los Angeles Chargers, was suspended for the first six weeks of the season after violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
The helicopter that collided with the passenger plane was not broadcasting ADS-B tracking data due to a rule that allowed the Army to fly with the system turned off.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
What excites me most is seeing fans discover who’s on each track and hearing how seamlessly these worlds collide.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 29 Sep. 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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