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collided

verb

past tense of collide
1
as in clashed
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 bumped
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 collided The second-year tight end also visited the blue medical tent on the sideline Sunday after a 19-yard catch-and-run in which he got collided hard with a Browns defensive back. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026 While the motorcyclist was in front of the Sierra, the truck driver failed to observe ahead and collided with the rear of the motorcycle. — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2026 An 18-year-old motorcyclist was killed early Saturday when his bike collided with a vehicle on Interstate Highway 20 near Bowman Springs Road in Arlington, police said. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Sep. 2026 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 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 John Baker’s lives changed when his motorcycle collided with a car seven years ago. — Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026 In an awkward-looking collision, one of those Rams – Josaiah Stewart – collided with Dart’s lower body. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collided
  1. clashed
  2. bumped
  3. conflicted
  4. slammed
  5. smashed
  6. banged
  7. rammed
  8. crashed
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  • The two countries have long clashed over Canada’s attempts to protect its dairy industry from foreign competition by imposing hefty tariffs once dairy imports have exceeded a quota.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The two countries have long clashed over Canada's attempts to protect its dairy industry from foreign competition by imposing hefty tariffs once dairy imports have exceeded a quota.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of clashed
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  • 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
  • Google bumped the Pixel Watch 5 by $50, bringing it to an identical $399 base price as Apple's entry model.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • Newsom, though, said her bill went too far and conflicted with his administration’s goals.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The lawsuit was filed just days after the Missouri Supreme Court held Hoskins in contempt of court for issuing guidance to election officials that conflicted with the court’s order.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of conflicted
Verb
  • Trump’s scramble to tout the US talks with Belarus underscores the pressure from American farmers, who are slammed by surging diesel and fertilizer costs linked to the war with Iran.
    — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
  • First, a speeding SUV slammed into an LA Metro bus, killing two of its passengers.
    — Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • Both Bennu and Ryugu are pieces of larger bodies that at some point were smashed apart.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 27 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • 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
  • The Padres banged the ball all around Petco Park in taking a 3-0 lead on the first 15 pitches from Cole, a Southern California native who gave up three consecutive homers to open a game for the second time in his career.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of banged
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  • According to the military and law enforcement, a Palestinian man rammed his car into a security checkpoint Wednesday afternoon near the settlement of Beit Horon, seriously wounding the officer.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The Detroit-area Temple Israel was attacked on March 12 when a 41-year-old man rammed his truck packed with fireworks and gasoline deep into the building.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of rammed
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  • The pilot, who was the only person on board, reported an engine issue before the aircraft crashed, the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed to CNN in a statement.
    — Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • For years, Fidelio Films producer Björn Hering wanted to make a film about the tragedy of Swissair Flight 111, which crashed into the Canadian coast of Halifax in 1998.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of crashed

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

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