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 crash came just a week after an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk Helicopter collided in Washington, DC, killing 67 people.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Two cars collided Sunday evening, causing one of the vehicles to plunge off the side of the road near Dockweiler State Beach.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The woman was driving a Kia that collided with an Acura at the intersection, according to a Sunday news release from Baltimore Police.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
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Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
Two cars collided Sunday evening, causing one of the vehicles to plunge off the side of the road near Dockweiler State Beach.
—Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2025
The woman was driving a Kia that collided with an Acura at the intersection, according to a Sunday news release from Baltimore Police.
—Michelle Deal-Zimmerman, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2025
Helicopters will be permanently restricted from flying near Washington, D.C.'s airport on the same route where a passenger jet and an Army helicopter collided in midair, killing 67 people, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
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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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