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: extraordinarily impressive or effective
a smashing performance
Examples of smashing in a Sentence
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United Launch Alliance On Monday morning, the new Vulcan rocket made a smashing debut, launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and performing flawlessly.
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Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
Director Zi Alikhan keeps the proceedings lively, not least with a smashing dance sequence choreographed by Ambika Raina, also the show’s associate director.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
The program, in many respects, has been a smashing success.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 1 May 2020
The virtual draft, most of which was conducted by streaming video from more than 200 locales, was a smashing success.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2020
Cook Out’s soft opening Wednesday was a smashing success.
—USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2020
The Saturday Night Seder was a smashing success, with more than 1 million people watching the initial stream and over $2.3 million raised for the CDC Foundation’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
In 2017, the company announced a new Bronco for model year 2021, and so far the rollout has been a smashing success.
—Andrew Moseman, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2020
Maybe Kelly would have been a smashing success in the Swamp, and whomever UCLA moved onto in its search would have won over Westwood.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Jan. 2024
Director Zi Alikhan keeps the proceedings lively, not least with a smashing dance sequence choreographed by Ambika Raina, also the show’s associate director.
—Celia Wren, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
The program, in many respects, has been a smashing success.
—Tom Benning, Dallas News, 1 May 2020
The virtual draft, most of which was conducted by streaming video from more than 200 locales, was a smashing success.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2020
Cook Out’s soft opening Wednesday was a smashing success.
—USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2020
The Saturday Night Seder was a smashing success, with more than 1 million people watching the initial stream and over $2.3 million raised for the CDC Foundation’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency Response Fund.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 13 Apr. 2020
In 2017, the company announced a new Bronco for model year 2021, and so far the rollout has been a smashing success.
—Andrew Moseman, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2020
Maybe Kelly would have been a smashing success in the Swamp, and whomever UCLA moved onto in its search would have won over Westwood.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
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“Smashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smashing. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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