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as in to shatter
to cause to break with violence and much noise
the drunken guest deliberately smashed a glass against the brick fireplace
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as in to demolish
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive
the firecracker smashed the clay pot
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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
we nearly smashed into each other on the skating rink
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as in collision
a forceful coming together of two things
the awful smash when his dreams got hit by reality
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as in crash
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the sound of the smash made all of the bystanders immediately whip their heads around
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
she gave the tennis ball a smash and sent it flying over the other side of the net
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as in bang
a loud explosive sound
the bikes collided with a huge smash
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as in hit
a person or thing that is successful
the new Broadway musical is a smash
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Recent Examples of smash
David Szondy
august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
In recent years, local mayors and councilmembers have also ditched diplomacy to participate in the derby, driving and smashing cars in a Figure 8 show.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
But after years of releasing one superhero smash hit after another, Marvel has lately produced more inconsistent results at the box office.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Worse, being inside a closed cylinder means that a quadcopter is going to produce all sorts of currents that could send the drone smashing into the walls, which is never good.
—David Szondy
august 02, New Atlas, 2 Aug. 2025
In recent years, local mayors and councilmembers have also ditched diplomacy to participate in the derby, driving and smashing cars in a Figure 8 show.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
As Ortega makes the rounds to promote the upcoming second season of her smash hit Netflix series, Wednesday, she’s been wearing heels with the thickest, vertigo-inducing soles—the kind that would roll a lesser starlet’s ankle—like an absolute pro.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 4 Aug. 2025
But after years of releasing one superhero smash hit after another, Marvel has lately produced more inconsistent results at the box office.
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smash
Verb
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What is there to say when our souls have been shattered day after day, week after week, year after year?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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But true evil transcends death…As Gwen begins to receive calls in her dreams from the black phone and experience disturbing visions, her determination to solve the mystery will lead her and Finn to a snowed-in winter camp and a shattering discovery about the Grabber and their own family’s history.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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After partially collapsing on Sunday, one of the two Eutaw Street buildings condemned by the city’s housing department was being demolished Monday evening, as transportation officials advised that street closures likely will continue through Tuesday’s commute.—
Chevall Pryce,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Aug. 2025
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And its new chair, Rep. Mike Flood, wants to demolish that assumption for good.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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But when our home was destroyed, our studio lost, and the war displaced us to Khanyounis’s tent camps, cooking became less about flavor and more about survival.—
Hamada Shaqoura,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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There were 25 diesel buses that were destroyed per the grant regulations, Young said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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The mission was bumped to Monday, Aug. 11, before it was delayed once again to Tuesday, Aug. 12.—
Eric Lagatta,
AZCentral.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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In April, it was bumped to make space for a portrait capturing the assassination attempt on Trump in Bulter, Pennsylvania, with his face dripping with blood and an American flag in the background.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
11 Aug. 2025
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The Connecticut Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Berrios’ cause of death to be aortic laceration due to blunt force trauma of trunk and the manner of death to be accident (passenger in motor vehicle collision).—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
9 Aug. 2025
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Alcohol and drug impairment did not appear to play a role in the collision, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
8 Aug. 2025
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Chinese mines were largely saved from the worst effects of the crash but are now seen as being guilty of over-production.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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The driver of the motor vehicle remained at the scene and was not injured, according to Bessette. Road closures were in effect in the area of the crash as the Waterbury Police Department’s Crash Reconstruction Unit investigated the incident, Bessette said.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
13 Aug. 2025
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The decline threatens to push record beef prices even higher, with tariffs limiting importers’ ability to soften the blow.—
Boston Herald Wire Services,
Boston Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
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The Postal Savings Bank, established in 1911, softened the blow of the Great Depression for millions, before being killed by the big banks in 1967.—
Mark Dimondstein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Aug. 2025
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The images are all heavily filtered, as on early Instagram, and everyone in them has bangs.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
13 Aug. 2025
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Micro bobs are just one mini trend celebs are loving lately: Micro French manicures and micro bangs are also popular with stars like Jennifer Lopez and Miley Cyrus.—
Lina-Marie Baatz,
Glamour,
9 Aug. 2025
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“Smash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smash. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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