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collide

verb

kə-ˈlīd How to pronounce collide (audio)
Definition of collidenext
1
as in to clash
to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform

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2
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence

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Recent Examples of collide With federal agents giving chase, one of the runaways and an ICE vehicle collided on the median between the Liberty Expressway and an exit ramp, reports say. — Lautaro Grinspan, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Extreme nuclear matter RHIC operated at BNL from 2000 to 2026 and was designed to investigate exotic forms of nuclear matter by colliding heavy atomic nuclei, like gold, at nearly the speed of light. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026 An 18-year-old is dead and three other people were injured when a motorcycle collided with an SUV in Stamford on Tuesday night. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026 Tensions in the South China Sea escalated again Friday after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel collided with a Philippine government ship, an encounter captured on video that prompted competing accounts from Manila and Beijing. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for collide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collide
  1. clash
  2. bump
  3. conflict
  4. smash
  5. slam
  6. bang
  7. crash
  8. hit
Verb
  • Many celebrities these days have opted for a classic pump, something simple that doesn’t clash with the rest of their ensembles.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The administration and Anthropic clashed this year with Pentagon officials over the company’s effort to limit how the military could use its Claude technology.
    — Cat Zakrzewski, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of clash
Verb
  • Simply bumping the protein number on a label doesn’t produce those outcomes on its own.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Adelaide’s arrival even bumped Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (King Charles’s youngest brother), out of the top 15 spots.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of bump
Verb
  • The partnership has sparked outrage and calls for boycotts from some fans, who view the deal as conflicting with the team's past progressive actions.
    — Ricardo Torres, jsonline.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The White House did not respond to a request for comment on the conflicting explanations given for OSC’s role in the Pentagon’s equity deals.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of conflict
Verb
  • Video footage from the scene showed rubble strewn across the street, with parked cars smashed by falling debris.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Who could forget the omelettes, pancakes, French toast and smashed potatoes loaded with cheese, onions, peppers and eggs or meat?
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of smash
Verb
  • Huckabee slammed the French leader’s controversial comments, suggesting France carve out a slice of the French Riviera instead.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Details of what caused the crash have not been released, but a red pick-up truck was seen on top of a sedan, which had a different red pick-up slammed into the back of it.
    — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of slam
Verb
  • Officers were responding to a house sitter who discovered the damage while checking on loud banging in the home’s rear, police said.
    — Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Both banged off the Tropicana Field catwalk in foul territory, nullifying the catch made on both of them.
    — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of bang
Verb
  • Rain and strong winds had already started to pummel the coast, with waves crashing onto the normally pristine beaches.
    — MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Photos posted by Cal Fire of the incident showed a silver SUV that had crashed through a window and wood facade next to the front door of the business.
    — Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of crash
Verb
  • The first curveball of the night came when word hit that Young was closing out the night, as opposed to Willie Nelson.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Following a bohemian couple from Istanbul who hit a wall both creatively and personally, this slow-burn drama takes a little too much time to get the ball rolling but evolves into an honest portrait of artists finding their way out of the darkness.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of hit

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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collide. Accessed 30 Sep. 2026.

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