1
as in to clash
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 to bump
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 collide
Police said the Infiniti driver allegedly disregarded the traffic light and collided into the Audi.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The incident comes nearly two months after an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided outside of DCA airport, killing 67 people.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Warm air near the ground will collide with a cool, wet storm on Wednesday, creating unstable conditions in the atmosphere that can generate thunderstorms.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The crash came just a week after an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk Helicopter collided in Washington, DC, killing 67 people.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The incident comes nearly two months after an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided outside of DCA airport, killing 67 people.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Warm air near the ground will collide with a cool, wet storm on Wednesday, creating unstable conditions in the atmosphere that can generate thunderstorms.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The crash came just a week after an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk Helicopter collided in Washington, DC, killing 67 people.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collide
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Without this deeper awareness, feedback may unintentionally clash with someone’s cultural expectations.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Throughout 2020, Bottoms often clashed with Kemp over COVID-19 policies during the height of protests against police brutality in communities of color.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
4 Apr. 2025
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Rookie Kristian Campbell will start in left field, Jarren Duran will bump over to center field and Wilyer Abreu will start in right.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Sammy can hardly pass by my chair in the press box without bumping into it.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2025
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However, there is little consensus about what class of antidepressant works best, so international guidelines are often conflicting.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
16 Mar. 2025
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The truck's windshield was smashed and debris, including shattered glass, was strewn across the street.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Michael Conforto helped double the lead in the third, smashing an RBI double off the wall two at-bats before Tommy Edman lifted a near-grand slam to the warning track in center for a sacrifice fly.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Ruffin was quick with her answer, slamming the Republican party for her removal from the WHCA dinner.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Kings lost nine of their last 12 games to open the door for the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference play-in race, but that door might have slammed shut Sunday.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Current world championship leader Lando Norris has typically celebrated his podiums by banging the base of the bottle on the step of the podium, causing the champagne to shoot upward into the sky.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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The real world is where a middle-aged law-firm associate just banged the hotel bandit.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2025
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The mountain peaks jetted into a cloudless Dodger-blue sky as the wind whipped and the waves beneath crested and crashed.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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But as one of the women approached the car, a blue sedan crashed into it, pushing it into the woman and killing her, according to investigators.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2025
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In the Season 5 finale, June was deliberately hit and run over by a car bearing the Gilead symbol.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
8 Apr. 2025
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Denzel Aberdeen hit the second of two free throws after Houston fouled, giving the Cougars one last chance to win or tie the game with 19 seconds to go.—
Kevin Dotson,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collide. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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