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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Behind Sarnow and Common Council members, employees used equipment to lift a wrecked SUV with its left front side smashed in, a somber reminder of the devastation caused by reckless driving.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Barbie movie in was a gigantic smash in 2023; additional Mattel IP includes Hot Wheels, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, Polly Pocket and Barney.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Prior to that, there was an incident where the mosque was riddled with bullets and had its windows smashed in.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The first Simpsons movie was a global smash in 2007, bringing in $536 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The Barbie movie in was a gigantic smash in 2023; additional Mattel IP includes Hot Wheels, American Girl, Thomas & Friends, UNO, Masters of the Universe, Matchbox, Monster High, Polly Pocket and Barney.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Prior to that, there was an incident where the mosque was riddled with bullets and had its windows smashed in.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
The first Simpsons movie was a global smash in 2007, bringing in $536 million worldwide, per Box Office Mojo.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Smash in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smash%20in. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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