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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
The two have appeared to be colliding once again, this time involving the rapper Drake and arguably the greatest basketball player of all time, LeBron James.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
This would rule out scenarios where an object ejects material that later produces the FRB by colliding with something else.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Dramatic video showed the plane colliding with it before bursting into flames.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 2 Jan. 2025
The filing says Pino was unable to avoid colliding with the marker.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
When such a bird hits a plane at high speeds — up to 350 miles per hour — the impact can be likened to a bowling ball colliding with a window.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Police said in court records that at about 15 minutes after midnight on June 24, 2023, Morgan’s Toyota Camry ran through a red light while doing a U-turn on International Boulevard and 23rd Avenue, colliding into the Avalon.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Unhinged Creativity Builds Cultural Relevance By colliding nostalgia (the squeaky clean Macaulay Culkin of the Home Alone movies) with absurdist horror, Kim Kardashian reimagines and revitalizes a holiday classic.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
On York Boulevard in Los Angeles, a blurred black hole hangs on a dark wall, joined only by a pair of headphones playing looping echoes of its siblings colliding.
—Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 4 Jan. 2025
This would rule out scenarios where an object ejects material that later produces the FRB by colliding with something else.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Jan. 2025
Dramatic video showed the plane colliding with it before bursting into flames.
—Afp, Fortune Asia, 2 Jan. 2025
The filing says Pino was unable to avoid colliding with the marker.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
When such a bird hits a plane at high speeds — up to 350 miles per hour — the impact can be likened to a bowling ball colliding with a window.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Police said in court records that at about 15 minutes after midnight on June 24, 2023, Morgan’s Toyota Camry ran through a red light while doing a U-turn on International Boulevard and 23rd Avenue, colliding into the Avalon.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
Unhinged Creativity Builds Cultural Relevance By colliding nostalgia (the squeaky clean Macaulay Culkin of the Home Alone movies) with absurdist horror, Kim Kardashian reimagines and revitalizes a holiday classic.
—Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colliding
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Then there was an inactive Georgia player getting too excited on Arian Smith’s 63-yard catch and run and bumping into a side judge; Smart said normally that would result in a warning, but this Big 12 crew went for the 15-yard penalty.—
Seth Emerson,
The Athletic,
2 Jan. 2025
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The Heat were readying to inbound a pass in the backcourt while up by four points in the final 36 seconds when Thompson and Herro began bumping each other.—
Kelly Iko,
The Athletic,
29 Dec. 2024
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Before this recent report, there were conflicting takes on whether Dittman is Musk or just a superfan, as previously Dittman and Musk were supposedly talking over each other on Twitter spaces, which would be hard to pull off.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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Research on the treatment is conflicting.—
Alex Yampolsky,
Health,
3 Jan. 2025
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Hundreds of drones being used as part of a Saturday night aerial light show in Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando appeared to be flying into position before several started falling from the sky before slamming to the ground, according to videos posted online.—
Louis Casiano,
Fox News,
23 Dec. 2024
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His endorsement of the AfD came alongside a video of a far-right German commentator slamming the leading candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor, the conservative Friedrich Merz.—
Laura Kelly,
The Hill,
20 Dec. 2024
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The car-ramming attack at the Magdeburg Christmas market could be politicized by far-right parties in the country, which have already made advances in parts of Germany.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
Newsweek,
22 Dec. 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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United have scored 23 goals in 20 Premier League games, off the back of hitting 57, 58, and 57 goals in the past three full seasons.—
David Ornstein,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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Newcastle’s equaliser was allowed to stand despite the ball hitting Joelinton’s hand in the build-up.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Colliding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/colliding. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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