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: extraordinarily impressive or effective
a smashing performance
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After a smashing big-league debut last September, Jensen is one of the hottest names in baseball this spring.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The combination was a smashing success, and the show took off, propelling its stars to careers in the entertainment industry and elsewhere after the show ended in 2006.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
The bug-crushing, bot-smashing, democracy-delivering co-op shooter Helldivers 2 celebrated its 2nd birthday back in February, and now developers Arrowhead Game Studios have revealed the stats on our efforts to deliver freedom across the galaxy over the past 365 days.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
That comeback was a smashing success.
—Matthew Futterman, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
The combination was a smashing success, and the show took off, propelling its stars to careers in the entertainment industry and elsewhere after the show ended in 2006.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Mar. 2026
The bug-crushing, bot-smashing, democracy-delivering co-op shooter Helldivers 2 celebrated its 2nd birthday back in February, and now developers Arrowhead Game Studios have revealed the stats on our efforts to deliver freedom across the galaxy over the past 365 days.
—Ian Stokes, Space.com, 3 Mar. 2026
That comeback was a smashing success.
—Matthew Futterman, Twin Cities, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Smashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smashing. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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