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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The impact caused the two vehicles to collide with a school bus, which had only the driver on board, and a man in a wheelchair on the sidewalk.
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Both vehicles can then be seen colliding with three cars sitting at the light.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The roll over occurred at about 10:20 a.m. when the bus collided with at least one other vehicle near the intersection of South 1st Street and West William Cannon Drive, according to CapMetro.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
This liquid will produce flashes of light when neutrinos collide with matter, which are detected by an array of 43,200 photomultiplier tubes.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 21 Dec. 2024
Both vehicles can then be seen colliding with three cars sitting at the light.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
The roll over occurred at about 10:20 a.m. when the bus collided with at least one other vehicle near the intersection of South 1st Street and West William Cannon Drive, according to CapMetro.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 18 Dec. 2024
This liquid will produce flashes of light when neutrinos collide with matter, which are detected by an array of 43,200 photomultiplier tubes.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 24 Dec. 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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