collide
verb (used without object)
to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash.
collides
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present tense formof collide (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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A maximalist salon collides with a backstage circus dressing room in the Silver Lake apartment of stylist Wendi Weger, whose delightful fusion of art and fashion is behind the Curatorial Dept. in Atwater Village.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
At 1-1, Roberto Carlos' seemingly harmless cross was lofted high into the Hampden Park sky, destined to drop where D and penalty box chalk collides.
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
On another level, though, Pitchford is about what happens when that principle collides with the punishing procedural architecture of modern postconviction review.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
When a large meteor collides with Earth, it produces intense heat that melts surrounding rock.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 3, 2026
She brushes away the thought, but then the responsible-person guilt collides with the burn in her legs and the ache in her toes.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
