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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The preliminary investigation showed that the front of a Range Rover collided with the front of a Nissan Altima before coming to rest blocking the northbound lanes of the road.
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old American citizen, survived being shot multiple times by a Customs and Border Protection agent after her vehicle and a CBP SUV collided amidst the immigration crackdown in Chicago – named Operation Midway Blitz – on October 4.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
King then collided with the passenger side of 2015 GMC Terrain, which was headed north on Missouri 291 and turning west into a shopping center at Elizabeth Street, Mulch said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators said a white Land Rover Discovery, driven by an unidentified man, collided head-on with a white 2013 Nissan Altima driven by a 24-year-old woman from Palmetto.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2026
Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old American citizen, survived being shot multiple times by a Customs and Border Protection agent after her vehicle and a CBP SUV collided amidst the immigration crackdown in Chicago – named Operation Midway Blitz – on October 4.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
King then collided with the passenger side of 2015 GMC Terrain, which was headed north on Missouri 291 and turning west into a shopping center at Elizabeth Street, Mulch said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 11 Feb. 2026
Investigators said a white Land Rover Discovery, driven by an unidentified man, collided head-on with a white 2013 Nissan Altima driven by a 24-year-old woman from Palmetto.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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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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