COLLIDED (WITH) Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

collided (with)

verb

past tense of collide (with)

as in crashed (into)

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greeted

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Union stalwarts representing steelworkers, utility workers, construction workers and others greeted the 73-year-old Democrat with resounding cheers and endless handshakes.

— Andrea Hsu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
When Jumaa Abed Saad returned to his farm in Sheikh Ijlin in January 2025 after more than a year of displacement, the place that greeted him was nearly unrecognizable.

— Ghada Abdulfattah, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2026

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