collies

Definition of colliesnext
present tense third-person singular of colly, chiefly British dialect

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Verb
  • Each has a meltdown worthy of a telenovela, messes with the crime scene and hours later the police are called.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
  • In Lost Lambs, the internet sabotages a family in much the same way that Napoleon messes things up for the Bezukhovs in Tolstoy’s War and Peace.
    Gideon Leek, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The plan jumbles together uses that zoning had put asunder, so that homes, offices, factories, stores, entertainment venues, public space, and markets all share the same city block.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Collies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collies. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.

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