1
as in to clash
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 to bump
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 collide
Police said the Infiniti driver allegedly disregarded the traffic light and collided into the Audi.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2025
The incident comes nearly two months after an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided outside of DCA airport, killing 67 people.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 29 Mar. 2025
Warm air near the ground will collide with a cool, wet storm on Wednesday, creating unstable conditions in the atmosphere that can generate thunderstorms.
—Amy Graff, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2025
The crash came just a week after an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk Helicopter collided in Washington, DC, killing 67 people.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 19 Mar. 2025
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Without this deeper awareness, feedback may unintentionally clash with someone’s cultural expectations.—
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But John didn’t see eye to eye with the Bad Boy Records founder, openly clashing with Diddy over creative differences.—
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Rookie Kristian Campbell will start in left field, Jarren Duran will bump over to center field and Wilyer Abreu will start in right.—
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Sammy can hardly pass by my chair in the press box without bumping into it.—
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Key themes from this year's winning selection range from politics, and gender, and migration, to conflict, and the climate crisis.—
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Years later, he feels conflicted about speaking out against the church.—
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Michael Conforto helped double the lead in the third, smashing an RBI double off the wall two at-bats before Tommy Edman lifted a near-grand slam to the warning track in center for a sacrifice fly.—
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The truck's windshield was smashed and debris, including shattered glass, was strewn across the street.—
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Paxton and Cornyn have traded barbs back and forth for years, with the attorney general slamming Cornyn’s votes in favor of additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and bipartisan legislation on gun safety following the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.—
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During their drive back to the house, Leo slams on the brakes.—
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Current world championship leader Lando Norris has typically celebrated his podiums by banging the base of the bottle on the step of the podium, causing the champagne to shoot upward into the sky.—
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The real world is where a middle-aged law-firm associate just banged the hotel bandit.—
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But the market was crashing, posting its biggest single-day loss since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic five years earlier.—
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After two All-Star appearances earlier in his career, his production crashed last year with a .225/.277/.322 batting line.—
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
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Denzel Aberdeen hit the second of two free throws after Houston fouled, giving the Cougars one last chance to win or tie the game with 19 seconds to go.—
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“Collide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collide. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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