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Definition of colliednext
chiefly British dialect

collied

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verb

past tense of colly, chiefly British dialect

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for collied
Adjective
  • By the closer — a grim, sooty final reckoning with the events of June 13 — the colourful escapism of the Uphaar’s Bollywood posters suddenly looks half a world away.
    Mike McCahill, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Carbon condenses into sooty dust in the rapidly whirling wind, which glows in infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 Oct. 2022
Verb
  • In her fifty-seven years of wandering, nobody had messed with her.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The internet already messed her up pretty good.
    Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An arriving officer arrested the Parma Heights resident, who was crocked, for disorderly conduct.
    John Benson, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2021
  • Although the treaty promised an annuity, payments were often late or siphoned off to crocked traders.
    Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 8 Aug. 2019
Verb
  • Extreme deficits may lead to obsessive food tracking, anxiety around eating, or disordered eating patterns.
    Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 6 Jan. 2026
  • These measurements revealed that the second conductivity drop occurred when the atomic structure of the warm dense aluminum suddenly lost its orderly arrangement and became disordered.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
Adjective
  • Rentals tend to be shabby and worn-out, so choosing a home with the latest and greatest felt like a way to make the experience hassle-free.
    Jason Fried, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
  • At back was a shabby hearse with expired registration.
    Jesse Bedayn, Denver Post, 5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Visit our website Republicans, by contrast, offer a muddled message.
    Neetu Arnold, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Why is the messaging so muddled here?
    CBS News, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Returning from exile, the Roman statesman found his property vandalized; his scrolls jumbled, torn, and scattered.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
  • That all got jumbled when Vonn crashed 13 seconds into her downhill run and reportedly broke her leg.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • Tyler Perry warned of 'raunchy' movie Nearly a week before the film premiered on Netflix, Perry warned fans once more that the movie is not for little ones.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026
  • The daily schedule is packed with activities for passengers young and old, including trivia, drawing classes, karaoke, and closing the day out with the sometimes raunchy and always hilarious adult-only game show, Match Your Mate.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Collied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collied. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.

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