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colliding

verb

present participle of collide

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 He was found dead at a villa with head injuries after a night out, local outlet Majorca Daily Bulletin reported at the time, and he was believed to have died after colliding with a glass window. —

Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 16 June 2026 Sports and fashion are colliding in a major way this season (hello, World cup), and the style set is fully embracing the trend. —

Amanda Le, InStyle, 15 June 2026 Tornadoes, spawned by warm moist air rising and colliding with cooling jet streams, can level forests within minutes. —

Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026 While most are deflected, some particles spiral along magnetic field lines toward the poles, colliding with oxygen and nitrogen atoms high in the atmosphere. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026 The latest government restriction is colliding with a race among US AI developers to deliver the most advanced AI models and prove to their investors that the technology can turn a profit. —

Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026 Those created by asteroids colliding with each other are essentially shrapnel orbiting the sun and can come from anywhere in the sky at any time, so they’re called sporadic meteors. —

Phil Plait, Scientific American, 12 June 2026 His crew stopped in time to avoid colliding with the piling. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 12 June 2026 Think creators, athletes, artists, tastemakers, founders, chefs, musicians, and personalities from around the world colliding in one place every day. —

Jesse Kirshbaum, SPIN, 12 June 2026

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While premier, Sonko had ruled out negotiating with the international lender, clashing with Senegal’s president in a row that prompted his dismissal.

— Jenny Vaughan, semafor.com, 17 June 2026
Royal sources previously reported that Kate and William had been clashing over the plan for years, but the Palace revealed that the future king will be following in his dad’s footsteps (and royal tradition) come September in a new statement.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 16 June 2026