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
Here, Southern tradition collides with global polish, turning the midmorning meal into something far more dynamic than basic bacon and eggs.
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Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Plasma gone in an instant RHIC accelerates beams of particles close to the speed of light and then collides them.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
For instance, as the sun — which is symbolic of vitality and the self — collides with electric Uranus retrograde — the planet of rebellion, sudden upheaval and unexpected breakthroughs — friction, disruption and sudden plot twists are inevitable.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
This marks the turning point where Janalice’s story fully collides with the world of organized trafficking.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides with Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Joshua Mohr’s Viking Punk trilogy is a feral, genre-bending fever dream where Norse mythology collides with the grit of Oakland’s underworld punk scene.
—Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
The debris collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Kerem Bayhan Kerem Bayhan, the 2021 scholarship recipient, won for a project focused on a system to help prevent underride car crashes, which occur when a vehicle collides with the rear or side of a large truck and gets stuck under it.
—Lynn Bowlby, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2025
Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Plasma gone in an instant RHIC accelerates beams of particles close to the speed of light and then collides them.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2025
For instance, as the sun — which is symbolic of vitality and the self — collides with electric Uranus retrograde — the planet of rebellion, sudden upheaval and unexpected breakthroughs — friction, disruption and sudden plot twists are inevitable.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
This marks the turning point where Janalice’s story fully collides with the world of organized trafficking.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 20 Aug. 2025
After Weyland-Yutani’s spaceship collides with Prodigy City, Wendy and the other hybrids encounter mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025
Joshua Mohr’s Viking Punk trilogy is a feral, genre-bending fever dream where Norse mythology collides with the grit of Oakland’s underworld punk scene.
—Air Mail, 16 Aug. 2025
The debris collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Kerem Bayhan Kerem Bayhan, the 2021 scholarship recipient, won for a project focused on a system to help prevent underride car crashes, which occur when a vehicle collides with the rear or side of a large truck and gets stuck under it.
—Lynn Bowlby, IEEE Spectrum, 24 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collides
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As the moon clashes with Chiron, spinning out is a serious risk!—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
7 Aug. 2025
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About 10 minutes in, viewers can see the moment the car slams into the side of the building.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
19 Aug. 2025
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On Thursday, the Mexican American rap star dropped the video, which slams Trump supporters, with Rolling Stone.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
14 Aug. 2025
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Competing Claims About Victims But the allegation that Naso killed Lambson directly conflicts with prior findings.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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But the detail conflicts with a follow-up interview just days later with the same roommate.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
18 Aug. 2025
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At a single, two-minute dinner, Hermann Kafka smashes a cockroach while denigrating his son’s engagement to Felice Bauer before reiterating his distaste for Franz’s writing.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Excitement around the closing stretch is spilling onto the charts in the United Kingdom, as a wave of Coldplay smashes return and rise this frame.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In 2003, 21-year-old Katharine Lampman was fatally crushed under a moving art car, while plane crashes at the temporary airstrip and a truck rollover caused additional injuries.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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They too are killed instantly when Hank crashes their car and escapes with their millions.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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Harrison stabs Prater with the needle and knocks the billionaire out.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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When cosmic rays — including, in part, plain old protons from the Sun’s solar wind — strike the Moon, the recoil from those heavy elements knocks them into an excited state.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
4 Sep. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Sep. 2025
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Lightning hits the United States approximately 25 million times annually.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Collides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collides. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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