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as in clashing
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 bumping
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 colliding
Those protons colliding with electrons or antineutrinos no longer produce neutrons, and neutrinos and positrons that collide with neutrons no longer produce protons; the period of protons and neutrons interconverting into one another has ended.
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Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Gravitational waves are mere ripples in spacetime caused by massive objects accelerating, like colliding black holes or neutron stars.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who last year fled from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo to the hard streets of Manhattan, died in February after colliding with a building on the Upper West Side.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
The scene was caught on dashcam and shows what appears to be a flurry of 2x4s flying towards vehicles before colliding with Gooderham's.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The Antennae Galaxies, part of the constellation Corvus, are colliding and going through a starburst phase marked by rapid star formation.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
But the gameplay is the same, with players scoring points by eating red dots while trying to avoid colliding with themselves as the snake grows longer and longer.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Last year, two pilots working together on board a FedEx Express Boeing 767 identified and averted a potential disaster by acting quickly to avoid colliding with a Southwest Boeing 737 in dense fog over Austin.
—Jason Ambrosi, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
An example of lift is warm air colliding with cold air and being forced to rise over the cold dome.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Big Think, 10 Dec. 2024
Gravitational waves are mere ripples in spacetime caused by massive objects accelerating, like colliding black holes or neutron stars.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Dec. 2024
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle-owl who last year fled from his enclosure at the Central Park Zoo to the hard streets of Manhattan, died in February after colliding with a building on the Upper West Side.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
The scene was caught on dashcam and shows what appears to be a flurry of 2x4s flying towards vehicles before colliding with Gooderham's.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
The Antennae Galaxies, part of the constellation Corvus, are colliding and going through a starburst phase marked by rapid star formation.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
But the gameplay is the same, with players scoring points by eating red dots while trying to avoid colliding with themselves as the snake grows longer and longer.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 4 Dec. 2024
Last year, two pilots working together on board a FedEx Express Boeing 767 identified and averted a potential disaster by acting quickly to avoid colliding with a Southwest Boeing 737 in dense fog over Austin.
—Jason Ambrosi, Fortune, 28 Nov. 2024
An example of lift is warm air colliding with cold air and being forced to rise over the cold dome.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colliding
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Stock market valuations - The meme stock games that began in 2021 are stretched, the artificial intelligence bubble is bumping into realities, and the hundreds of walking dead companies are stumbling towards oblivion.John S. Tobey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The team Little Pocket Monsters ultimately answered with the correct title, bumping its total score to 20,200 after the question.Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
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Data is conflicting on whether vitamin D is beneficial in cancer, and more research is necessary.Kirstyn Hill, PharmD, MPH, Health, 8 Dec. 2024
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That impulse toward protectionism and away from the global economy could again set off a major fight inside the GOP as two fundamentally conflicting visions collide.Don Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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The cabinets themselves all come with soft-close doors with magnets, so owners don’t have to worry about them slamming or accidentally opening while hitting bumps on the road.Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
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Hurricane Beryl became the first Category 4 hurricane on record to form in the month of June, slamming into the island of Carriacou in Grenada.ISABELLA O’MALLEY AND MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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Still, with a narrow majority in Congress, multiple reports suggest the president-elect is reluctant to expend too much political capital on ramming Hegseth through the Senate and has begun exploring alternatives.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Over the past year, Chinese forces have escalated their aggressive tactics, including blocking maneuvers, ramming, water cannons, and on at least one occasion wielding melee weapons against Philippine personnel.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Despite the heavy-hitting lineup, none of the above felt remotely corporate, overly earnest, or organized within an inch of its life, as so many charity events are.Vogue, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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As a team, the Trojans capitalized on their opportunities at the free-throw line, hitting 22 of 25 attempts, while the Bulldogs only made six trips to the stripe.Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Colliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colliding. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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