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 Referee Furman South briefly went down to the ice early in the third period when Vegas center Nic Dowd collided with him. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026 One person was killed when their car collided with an Independence Police Department patrol vehicle early Sunday, according to police. — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026 The financial squeeze has collided with an increasingly fragmented political system, creating opportunities for parties at both ends of the political spectrum to capitalize on public dissatisfaction. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026 In one long-standing picture, dust grains collided and stuck together to form pebbles, which grew into kilometer-wide rocky bodies known as planetesimals. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026 The Dodge Journey then collided with a northbound gray Chevrolet Impala, the sheriff's office says. — Karma Sabbah, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Larson lost control on the final stretch, hit the wall and collided with Tyler Reddick, who slid into the infield but still recovered to finish third. — Frankie Frisco, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026 According to their official count, more than 200 fair balls have collided with the four catwalks dangling from the roof of the Trop. — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 The Subaru continued southwest and collided with the Ram pickup. — Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collided
  1. clashed
  2. bumped
  3. conflicted
  4. slammed
  5. smashed
  6. banged
  7. rammed
  8. crashed
Verb
  • Reputational risks Trump’s regulators are handing ⁠Wall Street banks major capital relief and have already clashed with Democrats when defending their policies during congressional hearings.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors and defense attorneys have clashed over whether DNA evidence revealed the killer or an unreliable investigation where key physical evidence vanished.
    — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of clashed
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  • Being bumped to a relief role required some selflessness from Seymour and Jax — both of whom began the season in the bullpen and were transitioned to the rotation.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Cooper went from the active roster to getting bumped down to the practice squad and now off the team entirely in a matter of about 10 days.
    — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of bumped
Verb
  • San Francisco Bay Area residents, living in the beating heart of the artificial intelligence boom, are just as conflicted about the technology as the rest of the country.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
  • After discovering the system could capture snippets of private conversations, Blum felt conflicted.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of conflicted
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  • Lawler, who is running for reelection in the 17th Congressional District, which occupies a large area of the northern suburbs, slammed the governor's immigration and cashless bail policies.
    — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In one incident, LaBeouf slammed Barnett against his car and strangled her, according to the complaint.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of slammed
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  • The storm battered the coast over the weekend with wind, rain and unusually large waves, which tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed into coastal homes.
    — JAIMIE DING, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Waves tore apart a historic boardwalk and smashed against coastal homes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of smashed
Verb
  • On this day in 1960, one of the most shocking and iconic Cold War moments unfolded when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev brandished and banged his shoe at the United Nations.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of banged
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  • Evidence released in court later appeared to contradict several of the administration's claims, including that Martinez rammed the CBP vehicle and was driving toward Exum when the agent opened fire.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Each block of concrete-limestone mixture was hand-rammed by 11 workers to create a distinctive block.
    — Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of rammed
Verb
  • The plane, a Van's RV-7A, crashed shortly after taking off from Petaluma Municipal Airport in Sonoma County, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Barr allegedly stole an Alaska Airlines tug from the field, crashed it into another vehicle near Gate 7, and then attempted to steal an American Airlines lavatory truck, but was taken into custody by airport police.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of crashed

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“Collided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collided. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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