1
as in clashes
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 slams
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 collides
Still, Trump’s allies say warnings of stagflation — when high inflation collides with high unemployment — are overblown.
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Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Twenty years later, now working alongside Bua to clear the land of bombs, Na’s mission collides with outsiders – David, an American searching for missing soldiers, and Big-D, a troubled local.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
What To Know The new position collides with Colorado’s current sourcing plan.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
And the ego needed to overcome shyness and stage fright collides with the endless rejection that defines the profession.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Coastal event collides against the rocks at Guincho beach, located on Portugal’s Estoril coast.
—Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
As workplace tension collides with undeniable chemistry, their connection deepens beyond the physical.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That framing matters because inference is where AI collides with day-to-day usage.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Twenty years later, now working alongside Bua to clear the land of bombs, Na’s mission collides with outsiders – David, an American searching for missing soldiers, and Big-D, a troubled local.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
What To Know The new position collides with Colorado’s current sourcing plan.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
And the ego needed to overcome shyness and stage fright collides with the endless rejection that defines the profession.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
Coastal event collides against the rocks at Guincho beach, located on Portugal’s Estoril coast.
—Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
As workplace tension collides with undeniable chemistry, their connection deepens beyond the physical.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 9 Oct. 2025
Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.
—Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
That framing matters because inference is where AI collides with day-to-day usage.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collides
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Played by Nick Cannon, Devon joins the marching band at Atlanta A&T University, where his confidence quickly clashes with his section leader’s discipline.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
16 Oct. 2025
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Your friends may not agree with your approach as the moon clashes with Mercury.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
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Scientists have always assumed that when this stellar ejecta violently slams into dense gas surrounding the dying star, known as the circumstellar medium, this generates narrow emission lines in the light or spectra seen from Type II supernovas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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Jamaica reels after Hurricane Melissa slams into the island, severely damaging roads and hospitals.—
Christian Orozco,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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That law conflicts with the state constitution, Womack said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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This trend conflicts with how deeply rural populations value family and friendship, and fails to capture how rural populations interact with the indoor spaces that are central to their daily lives.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Richard tries to kill Carrie, Sigrid shoots him in the shoulder and Lo smashes him in the face with a piece of boating equipment.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
10 Oct. 2025
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As several women listen intently, Belushi, donning a toga, rips the guitar out of Bishop's hands and smashes it into a wall.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
5 Oct. 2025
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The sheep alien bangs its head on the glass in the nextdoor cell, startling Tootles, who falls over and spills the tray.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Mia — who’s blinded by the allure of a newborn that’s long eluded her and her husband — doesn’t heed Riley’s warning about the nature of the child, and in the course of their melee, Riley accidentally crashes through the second-story window of their family home.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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The script ends when the server crashes.—
Bob Bonniol,
Rolling Stone,
29 Oct. 2025
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That said, Dexter’s signature burger knocks it out of the park, with two uber-beefy, coarsely ground patties and a lightly sweet and super fluffy bun, plus American cheese, thin pickle slices, red onion and dijonnaise.—
Jared Kaufman,
Twin Cities,
22 Oct. 2025
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Gap High-Rise Cuffed Wide-Leg Jeans Gap’s denim collection always knocks it out of the park, and these cuffed wide-leg jeans are no exception.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Collides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collides. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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