collide
Example Sentences
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Past and present don’t collide so much as they fuse together; they aren’t two opposing places in time, but rather, a straight line.
From Salon • May 25, 2026
It is illegal to fly drones in a fire zone as they have the potential to collide with and damage firefighting planes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“At some point the market is going to collide and prices are going to shoot up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
Indonesia experiences frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific "Ring of Fire", where tectonic plades collide.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Those with elliptical crossing orbits tended to collide and destroy themselves.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing collide
Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Introductory
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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Conservation of Energy and Energy Transfer - Middle School
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