smash in
phrasal verb
smashed in; smashing in; smashes in
: to hit (something) hard so that it breaks it or gets a hole in it
I smashed in the window.
I was so mad I felt like smashing his face in.
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Years after its release, fans around the world are still consuming Happier Than Ever and its smashes in huge numbers, and the project reaches a milestone that Eilish has seen several times before in the United Kingdom.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The passenger side door was completely smashed in, and the young princess had to be removed from the vehicle through the driver’s door.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Images from the scene showed the front part of the top deck of the bus smashed in and its metal frame badly dented, as first responders cordoned off the area.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Then 1979’s Breakfast in America became the biggest smash in the group’s career.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The passenger side door was completely smashed in, and the young princess had to be removed from the vehicle through the driver’s door.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Images from the scene showed the front part of the top deck of the bus smashed in and its metal frame badly dented, as first responders cordoned off the area.
—Lizbeth Diaz, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2025
Then 1979’s Breakfast in America became the biggest smash in the group’s career.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Smash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20in. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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