collided; colliding
1
: to come together with solid or direct impact
The car collided with a tree.
Two helicopters collided.
2
: clash
colliding cultures
Science and religion collided in the court.
Examples of collide in a Sentence
Two football players collided on the field.
the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
These ejections can collide with Earth’s magnetosphere, the barrier protecting humanity from the harshest impacts of space weather, to produce geomagnetic storms.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
During the pursuit, an unmarked and marked squad collided with each other on South 11th Street and West Greenfield Avenue.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2024
Take a close look at these nuanced interpersonal narratives, where technical perfection captures the slightest human imperfections in sensational monumental compositions where the quotidian cleverly collides with the curious.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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collide
verb
col·lide
kə-ˈlīd 
collided; colliding
1
: to come together with solid impact
the football players collided
2
: clash entry 1 sense 2a
their different outlooks collided
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