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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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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
Worthy collided with Travis Kelce on their underneath crossing patterns on the initial third down of the game and injured his shoulder.
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Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs lost a key player on offense just three plays into the game when Xavier Worthy collided with Travis Kelce and suffered a shoulder injury that knocked him out for the rest of the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee police said a 41-year-old driver who collided with the vehicle carrying the students had been arrested.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee police said a 41-year-old driver collided with the vehicle carrying the six students.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
On the Chiefs’ third play of the Week One game in Brazil, future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce collided with Xavier Worthy, and the Chiefs’ leading wide receiver in yardage last year hurt his right shoulder.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Troopers said the tractor-trailer collided with several cars, sparking a series of crashes.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Tuesday when her car collided with the semi heading south on George Washington.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.
—Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
The Chiefs lost a key player on offense just three plays into the game when Xavier Worthy collided with Travis Kelce and suffered a shoulder injury that knocked him out for the rest of the game.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee police said a 41-year-old driver who collided with the vehicle carrying the students had been arrested.
—Quinn Clark, jsonline.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Milwaukee police said a 41-year-old driver collided with the vehicle carrying the six students.
—Aaron Valdez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Sep. 2025
On the Chiefs’ third play of the Week One game in Brazil, future Hall of Famer Travis Kelce collided with Xavier Worthy, and the Chiefs’ leading wide receiver in yardage last year hurt his right shoulder.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Troopers said the tractor-trailer collided with several cars, sparking a series of crashes.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Tuesday when her car collided with the semi heading south on George Washington.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collided
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Amodei also has clashed with the administration’s policy agenda.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Sep. 2025
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The two candidates previously clashed over campaign reports during a candidate forum in August.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Over the summer, Kelce bumped into Fasano at the golf course.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
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That order conflicted with the state’s code, however, and in March, legislators rejected a bill that would have weakened that law and codified religious exemptions to vaccination.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
5 Sep. 2025
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No Ill Will Towards WWE Kelly explained that the invitation came at the last minute and conflicted with her husband's work schedule, which would have created a difficult logistical situation.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, several Democratic power players mourned him and slammed political violence.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The vehicle then went off the roadway and slammed into a utility box, a sheriff’s news release said.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 2025
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In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Tammy banged her foot into something hard at the foot of the bed.—
Mandi Wright,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Brunson then banged her gavel and said the meeting was adjourned.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
23 Aug. 2025
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In 2020, three 16-year-olds were killed when a man rammed his car into their vehicle in retaliation for pulling a ding-dong-ditch prank on him.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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After investigating, officers learned the man rammed his car into his ex-girlfriend’s mom’s house before leaving the area, police said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The sides and top of the car were damaged, and the car appeared to have crashed into a building where the road bends.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Chainsmokers crashed an Ohio State college party.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Collided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collided. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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