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crash

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verb

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as in to die
to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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as in to push
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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as in to stay
slang to reside as a temporary guest I'm going to crash at my sister's apartment when I'm in New York

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Recent Examples of crash
Noun
According to Maryland State Police, troopers responded to the 12000 residential block of Woodsboro Pike to a single-vehicle crash around 10:53 a.m. Matt Hubbard, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2025 Note: Inter Miami players wore black armbands in memory of Liverpool’s Portuguese star Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, who were killed in a car crash on Thursday. Miami Herald, 6 July 2025
Verb
Amid bad weather, their plane crashed into a mountain in eastern Arizona. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025 The New Haven Police Department was dispatched to the 100 block of Bassett Street for a report of a car that crashed into a tree at approximately 2:45 a.m. Sunday, according to the New Haven Police Department. Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for crash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash
Noun
  • More buggies ended up on their sides or backs, the result of collisions or bad landings in the whoops section.
    William Liang, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • The force of the collision pushed the Volt into a Mercedes-Benz that was also at the stop sign.
    Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • But stablecoins faced a gut-wrenching test in 2022 with the collapse of TerraUSD (UST), a stablecoin designed to maintain its peg through complex incentives rather than being backed by US dollar reserves.
    Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Very quickly, officials realized the collapse had exposed something historic: an ancient Greek tomb, the department said.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • And while bonus depreciation applies to a variety of physical items, its creation led to a boom in jet sales in the past decade.
    Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
  • Economists and business leaders maintain that tariffs probably won’t lead to a major American factory boom.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • But when faced with financial shocks or broader economic uncertainty, many businesses reduce their credit card payments by an average of 3.2%.
    Juliana Berger, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Clark’s ranking was a shock to many across the social media landscape.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • The other oar was smashed off, and the raft was littered up with leaves and branches and dirt.
    John Nogowski, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2025
  • Odie's menu includes smash burgers and signature drinks inspired by band members.
    Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Verb
  • The child tax credit is bumped from $2,000 to $2,200, though millions of lower income families will still be unable to get the full credit.
    Andrew J. Campa Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2025
  • Bass bumped from speakers and a live band played to about a dozen people dancing.
    Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
Verb
  • Of those deaths, the majority of firefighters died from a traumatic event related to their jobs, or a medical emergency.
    Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025
  • Karen Diamond, 82, died June 25 and was privately buried with her family in attendance, according to authorities and members of her synagogue, Boulder's Bonai Shalom.
    Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • How did Pharrell push you in the studio this time around to make sure everything was top-level?
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 1 July 2025
  • Both pushed the limits of convention, examined the complex relationship between clothes and the body, and brought historical dress into their work.
    Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025

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