COLLIDE (WITH) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

collide (with)

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Definition of collide (with)

as in to crash (into)

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Marc Guehi and Declan Rice trained individually, earlier in the week, but were on the training field on Friday at Inter Miami’s Fort Lauderdale practice facility, where club co-owner and England icon David Beckham greeted the team.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 July 2026
Mention your need for a kitchen rug in conversation, and you'll either be greeted with enthusiastic recommendations or watch someone recoil at the thought of putting textiles in one of the home's most spill-prone, high-traffic spaces.

— Vy Yang, Architectural Digest, 9 July 2026

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Following Fuentes’ lead, other influencers on the far-right have also taken to questioning the Holocaust and filming videos praising Adolf Hitler, throwing Nazi salutes and singing along to antisemitic songs.

— Will Carless, USA Today, 10 July 2026
That's a dominating performance, and makes a $300 discount worth saluting.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026

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