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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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Both vehicles collided in the intersection.
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Last spring, both Katelynn and Jaelen were in the car with their son when their Ford F-150 veered off the road and collided with a tree, per a Louisiana State Police press release shared the day of the crash.
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Listening can feel like stumbling through a landscape that is both brutal and stunning, comprising raga drone and haunted violin screeches as well as beautifully woozy stoner rock and idyllic birdsong, all colliding into unexpected forms.
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Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Both vehicles collided in the intersection.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Last spring, both Katelynn and Jaelen were in the car with their son when their Ford F-150 veered off the road and collided with a tree, per a Louisiana State Police press release shared the day of the crash.
—Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Listening can feel like stumbling through a landscape that is both brutal and stunning, comprising raga drone and haunted violin screeches as well as beautifully woozy stoner rock and idyllic birdsong, all colliding into unexpected forms.
—David Glickman, Pitchfork, 14 Jan. 2026
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 15 Jan. 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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