1
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
Video of the crash taken by eyewitness Allie Cardoza, who was in a nearby vehicle at the time, shows the train colliding with the front of a black SUV.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The 22-year-old went down after colliding with Wolves’ Hugo Bueno while trying to keep the ball in play, and appeared in pain.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
For birds that don’t make it out of cities before the end of the night, one of the biggest dangers is colliding with glass while looking for a green space to rest.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Camera footage from the scene showed the two buses colliding.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to an arrest affidavit, Simeon drove the wrong way on the Palmetto Expressway for at least a mile before colliding near Northwest 57th Avenue with a dark gray Honda Accord driven by 19-year-old Brianna Michelle Pacalagua.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Police said the driver pushed the gas pedal and jumped the curb, damaging several potted plants and colliding with the east side of the grocery store.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Preliminary investigation indicates the Hyundai was traveling eastbound on Northwest 199th Street and ran a red light, colliding with the bus, which had a green arrow while turning left onto Northwest 7th Avenue, authorities said.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The interest highlights a broader global scramble for copper, one in which supply constraints are colliding with soaring demand from electric vehicles and power grids.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
The 22-year-old went down after colliding with Wolves’ Hugo Bueno while trying to keep the ball in play, and appeared in pain.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
For birds that don’t make it out of cities before the end of the night, one of the biggest dangers is colliding with glass while looking for a green space to rest.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2026
Camera footage from the scene showed the two buses colliding.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
According to an arrest affidavit, Simeon drove the wrong way on the Palmetto Expressway for at least a mile before colliding near Northwest 57th Avenue with a dark gray Honda Accord driven by 19-year-old Brianna Michelle Pacalagua.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Police said the driver pushed the gas pedal and jumped the curb, damaging several potted plants and colliding with the east side of the grocery store.
—Jason Green, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
Preliminary investigation indicates the Hyundai was traveling eastbound on Northwest 199th Street and ran a red light, colliding with the bus, which had a green arrow while turning left onto Northwest 7th Avenue, authorities said.
—Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The interest highlights a broader global scramble for copper, one in which supply constraints are colliding with soaring demand from electric vehicles and power grids.
—Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 22 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for colliding
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Trial promises clashing testimony from two tech titans Musk, who invested about $38 million in OpenAI from December 2015 through May 2017, initially was seeking more than $100 billion in damages.—
Michael Liedtke,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Arlington voters will choose a new mayor from a field that includes incumbent Jim Ross, developer Steve Cavender, law librarian Hunter Crow and Shaun Mallory, with candidates clashing over a $25 million budget deficit, property tax increases and World Cup preparedness.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
21 Apr. 2026
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Some of the recent videos show the runners bumping into security guards and shoving past church staff, then leaving after being cornered and told to get off the property.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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Gulutzan shook things up in the middle of Game 4, bumping Thomas Harley up to the top pairing alongside Heiskanen.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Working under severe political pressure, the commission’s resulting report was characterized by consensus and failed to satisfy the high and often conflicting expectations of all parties involved.—
Stijn Joye,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
23 Apr. 2026
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Both Barlett and her boyfriend, who was detained at the time on an unrelated warrant, gave investigators conflicting versions of events surrounding Kha’liya’s death.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar quickly responded on X, slamming his Ukrainian counterpart for conducting diplomacy on social media.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s remarks came hours after the first lady released a statement slamming Kimmel for the comment.—
Sydney Topf,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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Jurors then heard sounds of banging and choking — and Athena screaming and crying, the Star-Telegram reports.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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On the night he was arrested, Martinez confessed to shaking Heather and banging her head against a crib, but later recanted that confession.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
21 Apr. 2026
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But as anyone who’s dropped a mug knows, ceramics are also brittle and prone to smashing.—
Caitlin Kennedy,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2026
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Police officers arrived at her Hollywood Hills home in Los Angeles and learned that the attackers had left the woman inside after allegedly smashing her jaw and choking her.—
Francie Ebert,
NBC news,
25 Apr. 2026
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The substitute looks up and sends a shot crashing against the post from a tight angle.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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There was a big crashing sound.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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In the first shooting, Homeland Security officials accused a man of weaponizing his car and ramming a law enforcement vehicle in an attempt to flee.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Watson founded the global Sea Shepherd conservation movement in the 1970s and for decades won a fearsome reputation for ramming vessels and other aggressive tactics in confrontations on the high seas that repeatedly landed him in jail.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
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