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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In February, 1996, two New Jersey Transit trains collided near Secaucus, killing three and seriously injuring sixty-nine.
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Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
One woman is dead and a child has been hospitalized after a vehicle collided with a curb and a tree in Sacramento’s Natomas area Friday evening.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
Outlets updated incorrect news reports on Maravilla The claim came the day after an American Airlines regional jet arriving from Wichita collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, killing all 67 passengers and crew on the two aircraft.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, outside Washington, D.C.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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Matthew L. Wald, The New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2025
One woman is dead and a child has been hospitalized after a vehicle collided with a curb and a tree in Sacramento’s Natomas area Friday evening.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2025
Outlets updated incorrect news reports on Maravilla The claim came the day after an American Airlines regional jet arriving from Wichita collided with an Army helicopter in Washington, killing all 67 passengers and crew on the two aircraft.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2025
An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, outside Washington, D.C.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 8 Feb. 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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