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as in clashed
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 bumped
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 collided
Last month, a Chinese navy ship collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship while trying to block a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Scarborough Shoal.
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Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
In the 117th minute, Hampton and Alex Greenwood collided defending a corner.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet the morning's hopeful energy quickly collided with harsh reality.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Some whales have become stranded or collided with ships when overwhelmed by anthropogenic noise, while others have been left to, dangerously, reduce singing altogether.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
This is quite the speedy return to practice for Worthy, who collided with Kelce on a crossing route only three plays into the team’s Week 1 loss to the Chargers.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
In the Chiefs' first series, the tight end collided with his teammate, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, when their routes inadvertently converged.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Brunner's 2011 Ford Ranger collided with a Jeep Grand Cherokee, carrying six members of the Marquette University men's lacrosse team, according to the complaint.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers took a 10-point lead, and one of the Kansas City Chiefs’ best wide receivers collided with a star player, resulting in a serious injury.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Mike Brest, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
In the 117th minute, Hampton and Alex Greenwood collided defending a corner.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
Yet the morning's hopeful energy quickly collided with harsh reality.
—Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
Some whales have become stranded or collided with ships when overwhelmed by anthropogenic noise, while others have been left to, dangerously, reduce singing altogether.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Sep. 2025
This is quite the speedy return to practice for Worthy, who collided with Kelce on a crossing route only three plays into the team’s Week 1 loss to the Chargers.
—Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
In the Chiefs' first series, the tight end collided with his teammate, wide receiver Xavier Worthy, when their routes inadvertently converged.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
Brunner's 2011 Ford Ranger collided with a Jeep Grand Cherokee, carrying six members of the Marquette University men's lacrosse team, according to the complaint.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The Los Angeles Chargers took a 10-point lead, and one of the Kansas City Chiefs’ best wide receivers collided with a star player, resulting in a serious injury.
—Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for collided
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Cosmists who believed in technology as a messianic force clashed not just with the Svyatogor camp, but also with the communists, whose guiding ideology of Marxism-Leninism was predicated on the dismantling of age-old social systems to establish a novel world order.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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Kirk was no stranger to the UC Davis campus — in 2023, 100 protestors clashed with police at a demonstration against the far-right commentator speaking on campus, resulting in two arrests.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Then, the Atlantic published the first excerpt of Harris’s new book, 107 Days — the title refers to the length of her presidential campaign after she was belatedly bumped to the top of the Democratic ticket.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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While running around the suite in excitement, my daughter bumped her head on the dining table.—
Essence,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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Gary Gershoff/Getty McKibben added that he's conflicted.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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None of it, Saddler considers, conflicted with her staunch Mormon faith.—
Enrique Limón,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Homeland Security slammed the Biden administration for releasing Cobos-Martinez from an ICE detention center in January.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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The immediate response to Gervais was mixed, with some praising his past remarks while others slammed the comedian.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Sep. 2025
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Pat LaFrieda beef patties are smashed to order, seasoned with a special house spice blend and topped with American cheese, a tomato slice, crispy onion rings lightly tossed in curry seasoning.—
Aly Walansky,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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That storm smashed the city's record for the most single-hour rainfall, caused widespread flooding, 13 deaths, and hundreds of millions of dollars of damage.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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This prompted an intervention from the speaker, who banged his gavel multiple times.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Maximo Acosta banged a leadoff double off the center-field wall.—
Alex Krutchik,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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In 2020, three 16-year-olds were killed when a man rammed his car into their vehicle in retaliation for pulling a ding-dong-ditch prank on him.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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After investigating, officers learned the man rammed his car into his ex-girlfriend’s mom’s house before leaving the area, police said.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacbee.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Axie Infinity boomed in 2021 when its tokens soared but crashed in 2022, illustrating how external price swings can boost or break a game economy overnight.—
Dmitrii Khasanov,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Per the Florida Highway Patrol, a white Audi sedan crashed into the concrete barrier, and then hit a Ford pickup truck before overturning.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Collided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collided. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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