collide
verb (used without object)
to strike one another or one against the other with a forceful impact; come into violent contact; crash.
is colliding
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present progressiveof collide (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“The AI buildout is colliding with a grid that cannot deliver power fast enough,” Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Percoco wrote in a separate report on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
But amid the ruins near the turquoise waters of the Caribbean coast, the effort is colliding with ordinary Venezuelans who revile their government.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Wall Street’s race to deploy artificial intelligence is colliding with executives’ fears of upending their workforces and the well-trod path to finding the next masters of the universe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But right now his work is colliding in a particularly exciting chapter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
I feel like I can no longer keep up with them but they keep coming and everything is colliding, until I cannot take it anymore.
From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman
