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
Oscar winner Pacino plays a powerful mob boss whose empire collides with Father Joe’s crusade.
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Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Still, Trump’s allies say warnings of stagflation — when high inflation collides with high unemployment — are overblown.
—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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2025
Still, Trump’s allies say warnings of stagflation — when high inflation collides with high unemployment — are overblown.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collides
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At Tender, Whitney clashes with his more hedonistic co-founder Jonah (Kal Penn) and bosses around his assistant Haley (Kiernan Shipka).—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
6 Jan. 2026
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Matty is a blustering, blue-collar Bostonian who sees himself as the unequivocal boss of the house and frequently clashes with his liberal niece Blaire, an outspoken college student who often finds herself at odds with her more traditional-minded relatives.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
11 Dec. 2025
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But dropping the gloves can feel like an exasperating last act born of desperation and hopelessness - a door that slams behind you, leaves you in the dark and seldom reopens.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
2 Jan. 2026
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Trump slams Mamdani after primary win Mamdani’s primary victory shocked the political establishment and excited progressives.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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The description conflicts with the White House’s portrayal of the two women as long estranged.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Nov. 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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But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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But even when Carr smashes a model boat to smithereens after a professional rejection or Allura imagines herself going full Lemonade on Chase’s sidepiece, their actions feel divorced from any larger context.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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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
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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
Verb
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Morgan & Morgan’s 37-second, black-and-white ad shows a Minnie Mouse-type character calling the law firm after Mickey Mouse crashes a boat into her car.—
Skyler Swisher,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Jan. 2026
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The coming-of-age survival thriller is about a championship high school soccer team whose plane crashes into the remote Canadian wilderness where they are stranded for 19 months.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2026
Verb
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However, when a wealthy telecommunications CEO knocks on their door and reveals his plans to regain the public’s trust in supers, the Parrs are all in.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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Latin social dance is a place where people leave their worries at the door, but in Chicago, fear over immigration crackdowns knocks anyway.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Collides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collides. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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