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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Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
The drivers of the Audi and the Honda told investigators the operator of the Infiniti drove in a swale area of the highway between traffic and collided with their vehicles in the left center lane, the warrant affidavit said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2025
Lyndsay Lehr, who witnessed the crash and called 911, told Lafayette Journal & Courier the Boilermaker Special blew a tire before colliding with the car directly behind it.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2025
While their worlds collided in the film, Cyrus is no stranger to Hollywood and began acting in the late ‘90s after finding mainstream success as a country music singer.
—Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 29 Apr. 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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