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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Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 6 July 2025
Like the northern lights, the southern lights are born from solar particles colliding with the Earth's magnetic field, like during a solar storm.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2025
In addition to the near miss at Austin-Bergstrom, in January of 2023, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines planes nearly collided at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.
—Beck Andrew Salgado, Austin American Statesman, 4 July 2025
Just a mile out of Fairfield, two vehicles collided, bringing traffic to a standstill.
—Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/collide. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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