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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
Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The worlds of digital production, the creator economy and traditional media collided at the Digital Content Forum at the BFI on London’s South Bank this week.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Quintana’s car collided with an SUV containing three people.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As the arena goal horn blared and the fans went berserk, Ovechkin swung his arms into the air and collided with the boards as his teammates cleared the bench to celebrate with him.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The almost 400 passengers on the steamer were returning from a long day’s outing when the ship collided with a lumber-carrying vessel.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In January 2022, several cynomolgus macaque monkeys escaped when a truck towing a trailer of about 100 of the animals collided with a dump truck on a Pennsylvania highway, authorities said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
The semi-truck then jackknifed as a result and collided with the Ram Sprinter, which was pushed into a road sign.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The car careened off the highway, hit and crossed a central barrier, collided with a tree, and burst into flames.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The worlds of digital production, the creator economy and traditional media collided at the Digital Content Forum at the BFI on London’s South Bank this week.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Quintana’s car collided with an SUV containing three people.
—Harry Harris, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
As the arena goal horn blared and the fans went berserk, Ovechkin swung his arms into the air and collided with the boards as his teammates cleared the bench to celebrate with him.
—Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
The almost 400 passengers on the steamer were returning from a long day’s outing when the ship collided with a lumber-carrying vessel.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 4 Nov. 2025
In January 2022, several cynomolgus macaque monkeys escaped when a truck towing a trailer of about 100 of the animals collided with a dump truck on a Pennsylvania highway, authorities said.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2025
The semi-truck then jackknifed as a result and collided with the Ram Sprinter, which was pushed into a road sign.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The car careened off the highway, hit and crossed a central barrier, collided with a tree, and burst into flames.
—Kc Baker, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collided
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As a councilman, Calvo often clashed with Bovo over city services and emergency response.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two clashed over law enforcement credentials and public safety.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Vanity Fair bumped back its internal deadline a week for the November issue, Guiducci’s first, because the pages were not ready in time.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Early the following season, Muzzin unexpectedly bumped into Clayton Keller.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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His comments left me feeling deeply conflicted.—
Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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Across the city, residents were conflicted about the federal operation.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Released on November 4, the 10-episode series was immediately slammed by critics, clocking a flat 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.—
Lisa Respers France,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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Throughout the shutdown, Republicans have slammed the high cost of the subsidies, calling them a relic of the pandemic-era and no longer needed.—
Sam Gringlas,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Other Black residents’ windshields were smashed.—
Equal Justice Initiative,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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Last night, tech giants like AMD smashed expectations on AI chip demand, and Palantir reported another quarter of strong growth.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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But the road was rocky and flush with frustration as Minnesota repeatedly banged its head on the wall over the first five months of the regular season.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
24 Oct. 2025
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McPherson’s kick banged off the crossbar of the goal post and went through the uprights.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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Garcia again rammed officers’ cars and sped off before fleeing on foot and barricading himself inside his apartment, ICE said.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Martinez said the federal agent’s vehicle rammed her car.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Little Rock man who, police say, crashed while fleeing from an Arkansas State Police trooper last week now faces first-degree murder counts in the death of two teenage passengers, authorities said Wednesday.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Nov. 2025
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All passengers and crew members died when two 737 Max jetliners went down less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019 — a Lion Air flight that plunged into the sea off the coast of Indonesia and an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed into a field after taking off from Addis Ababa.—
Jamie Stengle,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Collided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collided. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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