COLLIDE (WITH) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

collide (with)

verb

Definition of collide (with)

as in to crash (into)

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The service is friendly and informal, and I was often greeted on a first-name basis.

— Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
When River was released in 2014, it was greeted coolly, even by people who had adored Cremaster, and for the first time since his stratospheric rise in the early ’90s, there was talk that Barney’s best and most significant work was behind him.

— Zachary Woolfe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026

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Jerling Junior High band members salute after a Veterans Day celebration Wednesday in Orland Park.

— Jeff Vovra, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
Even the interpolations of rap gems thanks to Hov’s live band 1500 or Nothin’ and previous invitees salute the genre’s history.

— Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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