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
Find the place where the stated purpose collides with the actual approval architecture.
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Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
When a high-protein diet starts to backfire This is where the trend collides with the research.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in as Memorial Day travel collides with rising costs and new polling shows voters increasingly worried about the economy.
—FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Historic power collides with modern reality The King’s Speech merges the historic power and grandeur of Britain with the reality of the modern United Kingdom, a midsized country with an underfunded military, rising debt and waning international influence.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The view offers a rare perspective on severe weather systems that regularly develop across the region, where warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cooler, drier air from the north and west.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Knees kneel in grassy altars as history collides with the present.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
In the process, the material collides, compresses, and heats up to extreme temperatures, producing vast amounts of radiation.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The bottom line is this World Cup’s bottom line comes with the tournament’s most expensive tickets ever the world’s most popular event collides with all-American capitalism at its greediest.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
When a high-protein diet starts to backfire This is where the trend collides with the research.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2026
See video … LISTEN Tune in as Memorial Day travel collides with rising costs and new polling shows voters increasingly worried about the economy.
—FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026
Historic power collides with modern reality The King’s Speech merges the historic power and grandeur of Britain with the reality of the modern United Kingdom, a midsized country with an underfunded military, rising debt and waning international influence.
—Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
The view offers a rare perspective on severe weather systems that regularly develop across the region, where warm, moist air from the Gulf of Mexico collides with cooler, drier air from the north and west.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Knees kneel in grassy altars as history collides with the present.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 11 May 2026
In the process, the material collides, compresses, and heats up to extreme temperatures, producing vast amounts of radiation.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 May 2026
The bottom line is this World Cup’s bottom line comes with the tournament’s most expensive tickets ever the world’s most popular event collides with all-American capitalism at its greediest.
—Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collides
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Avoid going into crisis mode as the moon clashes with Pluto.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Azure Blue Azure blue also clashes with the warm, 3000K, soft white bulb that most of us prefer for a relaxing soak.—
Natasha Bazika,
Martha Stewart,
9 May 2026
Verb
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From Bay Area poetry slams to national television, Frak has built a career around quick wit, improvisation, and sharp punchlines.—
Tylan Jennings,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Justin Crawford slams into the wall for an INCREDIBLE catch!—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
Verb
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In an oppositional reading of a media text, the audience comprehends that the message conflicts with or contradicts their personal experiences of society.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Intuitive Surgical also conflicts with our recent initiation of Johnson & Johnson, which is seeking to enter the robotic surgery market.—
Paulina Likos,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Then the climax subsides for a lovely coda of strings, accompanied by a denouement in which the now casually clad, contemporary-looking singer smashes up her play set in the apartment where she’s presumably been brooding over all this stuff.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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Kyle Busch smashes a guitar in victory lane!—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
Verb
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The department bumps the call to a higher-priority response (Priority 1) due to the potential for violence.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2026
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The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will start at $99,995, excluding a mandatory $2,595 destination fee that bumps the price to $102,590.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Teal'c takes out some frustrations on an unlucky grunt who bangs him with a door at the start of every time loop, and O'Neill gets to (temporarily) sample the will-they side of his will-they-won't-they relationship with Carter.—
Daryl Baxter,
Space.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Another bangs his head against the wall after expressing suicidal thoughts.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Rodney crashes in the bathroom.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.—
Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
20 May 2026
Verb
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And that's when a shot blasts through the door and knocks Lena to the ground.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 May 2026
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Hudson showed some subtle support for the jesting knocks to her boyfriend by reposting a clip of his final joke shared on Fox News' official X page.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Collides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collides. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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