collide
Example Sentences
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“At some point the market is going to collide and prices are going to shoot up.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"If mishandled, the two nations could collide or even come into conflict, pushing the entire China-US relationship into a highly perilous situation," he said.
From Barron's • May 14, 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
European dance music rhythms collide with contemporary hip-hop deliveries and progressive metal bass undertones as if they were always meant to coalesce.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
The songs collide into one long song—as if one singer is taking over when the previous one stops, all of them taking turns to give us this.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
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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