Collide
Collide verb - To be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably.
Play
Play verb - To engage in activity for amusement.
Common collocations
| time | collide time | play time |
Both words in one sentence
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Finally, a few worlds, such as Port Royal, play with the rules of having two very different magic systems collide.
Source: Functional Magic aka: Magic - One Steve Limit: Normally played straight, but averted during "When Worlds Collide", assigning numbers to same-named characters and having them play introduction games.
Source: Literature / RFU -
Then he puts the roll and a coin into the player piano... which proceeds to play Chopin's "Funeral March" There are other occasions of improbable aiming in the comics — in one instance, two Dalton brothers shoot two bullets at each other that collide with each other half-way between them.
Source: Improbable Aiming Skills
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Play and Collide. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/collide/play
Collide & Play. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/collide/play>.
Play or Collide. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/collide/play.
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