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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Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
The lives of the two men, both standing at 6 feet and 1 inch tall, collided at around 2:25 p.m. on the afternoon of Monday, May 1, 2023.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
The truck, which was carrying only the driver, collided with a Hyundai Sonata headed north near Daniel Lake Boulevard.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Ultimately, Stockman's mandate to cut spending collided with two other Reagan articles of faith: tax cuts and a vigorous military build up to challenge what was then still the Soviet Union.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 21 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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