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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
Three people were killed and two others were hospitalized after two vehicles collided Saturday afternoon at an intersection on the American River Parkway near North Sacramento.
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Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026
Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova were returning from a talent camp in Kansas when their American Airlines flight collided with a military helicopter and crashed into the icy Potomac River in January 2025.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Sure enough, Hill took a short swing pass, collided with a would-be Georgetown tackler around the 10-yard line, and dragged three Eagles forward before falling on the pylon for a touchdown.
—Rick Cantu, Austin American Statesman, 10 Jan. 2026
At that time, the Subaru allegedly crossed into the southbound lane for an unknown reason and collided with the truck head on, state police said.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
That was when the Model X collided into a Kenworth truck, whose cargo contained 90,000 lbs.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Cops called to the scene were met by two people who said their vehicle collided with the BMW driver, who then drove off.
—Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
And a similar pattern is repeating itself across Montana in places like Bozeman and Big Sky, where rapid growth, pandemic in-migration, and the rise of high-end hospitality have collided with modest wages and limited housing.
—Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
Peter was driving when their car collided with the one carrying Carrie and her own newborn.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
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Four Democratic-Farm-Labor Party lawmakers who chair state Senate education committees cited Minneapolis Public Schools canceling classes and extracurricular activities last week after federal agents reportedly clashed with students and staff during Roosevelt High School’s dismissal on Wednesday.—
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The two countries have clashed in a border dispute, causing dozens of civilian and military deaths and forcing tens of thousands of civilians on both sides to evacuate.—
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
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Those who remain are concentrated in Venezuela’s cities, including its capital, Caracas, where the street market in the Catia neighborhood once was so busy that shoppers bumped into one another and dodged oncoming traffic.—
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In her comments, people were conflicted over who was in the right and who was in the wrong.—
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Execs were conflicted on which team would win this game.—
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Wilson slammed Homeland Security officials for the shooting that came a day after a woman was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis.—
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Many Democrats have slammed the administration's conclusions, arguing that the video does not appear to show the woman trying to hit officers.—
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The engine compartment caught fire, so the agent smashed a window to help free her.—
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Windows smashed, citizens detained, citizens shot.—
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Dostal blocked Hughes’ slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
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Dostal blocked Hughes' slap shot from the point, but Kaprizov banged a shot past Dostal after a scramble in front of the net for his 24th goal.—
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Robert Boyce, a retired chief of detectives for the New York Police Department, said the officer's previous experience of being rammed and dragged could be considered in the investigation when weighing whether his actions were objectively reasonable.—
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The agents arrested Martinez, who survived, but the charges were dismissed after her attorneys showed footage showing that, in fact, agents had rammed her car.—
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The Toyota crashed, and the Charger sped away, according to court records.—
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The masked agent can be seen on video going to the scene where Good's car crashed into another, then walking away, getting into an SUV and leaving the area.—
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“Collided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collided. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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