as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor
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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
tried to restore their shattered hopes
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as in smashed
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside
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as in demolished
to cause to break with violence and much noise
shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall
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Recent Examples of shattered
Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, another one of these lunchboxes on wheels seems to have smashed into a bus shelter and rained shattered glass all over the sidewalk.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene showed shattered glass at the entrance to an apartment building.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
But his shattered legacy does not erase the gains female farmworkers and advocates have made on their own.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
The strike on Saturday sheared the façade off several adjacent apartment blocks and shattered glass for blocks around.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
But his shattered legacy does not erase the gains women farmworkers and advocates have made on their own.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Investigators also allegedly found broken glass scattered through the home, a shattered microwave, and bleach wipes and spray bottles.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
And then fraud, which, looking back, was inevitable given our shattered and incompetent leadership.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The next day, an explosion shattered the glass-and-marble lobby of the Bank of America building in New York.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The relentless heat, which has shattered monthly high temperature records, has caused the mountain snowpack to virtually vanish from California’s Sierra Nevadas all the way to the Colorado Rockies.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Leising remembers the big El Niño in the ’90s when the windows of a restaurant on a pier in San Diego were shattered by the raging sea.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Within days, China's surprise intervention on the deal quickly shattered that hope, as Beijing stepped up efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving business offshore.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
About an hour later, the calm was shattered.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Glass on some of the lower levels also appeared to be shattered.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Now, months later, residents say the gunfire has shattered their peace, ruining quiet strolls and sunsets on the neighborhood’s lakes.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Video apparently taken in the aftermath of a second bus shelter crash published by Block Club Chicago and CBS News this week shows a stationary Coco robot next to a pile of shattered glass beneath the bus shelter.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
On Tuesday, another one of these lunchboxes on wheels seems to have smashed into a bus shelter and rained shattered glass all over the sidewalk.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 26 Mar. 2026
Video from the scene showed shattered glass at the entrance to an apartment building.
—Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
But his shattered legacy does not erase the gains female farmworkers and advocates have made on their own.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Mar. 2026
The strike on Saturday sheared the façade off several adjacent apartment blocks and shattered glass for blocks around.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
But his shattered legacy does not erase the gains women farmworkers and advocates have made on their own.
—ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
Investigators also allegedly found broken glass scattered through the home, a shattered microwave, and bleach wipes and spray bottles.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
And then fraud, which, looking back, was inevitable given our shattered and incompetent leadership.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Front Range shattered it by 22,913 patrons.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2026
The next day, an explosion shattered the glass-and-marble lobby of the Bank of America building in New York.
—Zayd Ayers Dohrn, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026
The relentless heat, which has shattered monthly high temperature records, has caused the mountain snowpack to virtually vanish from California’s Sierra Nevadas all the way to the Colorado Rockies.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Leising remembers the big El Niño in the ’90s when the windows of a restaurant on a pier in San Diego were shattered by the raging sea.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 27 Mar. 2026
Within days, China's surprise intervention on the deal quickly shattered that hope, as Beijing stepped up efforts to discourage Chinese AI founders from moving business offshore.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
About an hour later, the calm was shattered.
—Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 Mar. 2026
Glass on some of the lower levels also appeared to be shattered.
—Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
Now, months later, residents say the gunfire has shattered their peace, ruining quiet strolls and sunsets on the neighborhood’s lakes.
—Christopher Spata, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered
Adjective
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Homecoming for Pope Jordan Pope scored 12 points in 33 minutes for Texas playing in his native Bay Area, coming back after suffering a broken foot late in a second-round win over Gonzaga.—
Janie McCauley,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Gertie’s broken tail was a desperate and heartbreaking sign of her relief and gratitude, the news release stated.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Reviewing the Pentagon’s video, Miguel said the footage showed buildings on his property being destroyed.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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Even factory resets may leave traces of data, so some recyclers will go as far as shredding a device's hard drive — and verify it's been destroyed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Andrews said some people also smashed concrete barriers into smaller pieces and threw them at authorities.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Starting point guard Caleb Foster has not played since March 7 due to a fractured foot and is a game-time decision for Friday.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Carter, 23, has suffered a fractured wrist, but the back injury that required surgery is the biggest concern for the player and the team.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Of course, it’s been ruined now because of the Coldplay concert.—
Maria Bamford,
Vulture,
24 Mar. 2026
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Not a great weekend for Cinderella Has NIL ruined the college game?—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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It was demolished to make way for a 7,000 square-foot gallery that opened in April 2022 at MCASD.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The building appears to have been demolished with twisted metal, bricks and other debris littering the site.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The explosion wrecked the cruisers and blew out the windows of nearby buildings.—
Zayd Ayers Dohrn,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Roads were closed, and ballfields were wrecked because of the rain.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But few, if any, think about what the pain of losing a championship in October will feel, something Blue Jays manager John Schneider had to endure last season when his team blew a 3-2 series lead to the Dodgers.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Last year, Duke blew a 14-point lead to lose to Houston in the Final Four with Flagg and Knueppel.—
Megan Armstrong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Shattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shattered. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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