collide (with)

verb

Definition of collide (with)next
as in to crash (into)

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  1. greet
  2. salute
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  • Mack greeted Xzavion Curry with a run-scoring single and went to second on Javier Sanoja’s groundout before scoring on Edwards’ two-out bloop single.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Aug. 2026
  • That was greeted by booing, primarily from the Scottish sections of the crowd.
    — George Edwards, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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  • Following Wednesday's funeral service, firefighters and residents lined roadways and overpasses, many saluting as police vehicles escorted a procession of five white hearses.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • The president saluted the team in the East Room in April 2025 to mark their 2024 World Series championship over the New York Yankees.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 24 July 2026
Definition of salute
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“Collide (with).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collide%20%28with%29. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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