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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
The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board were expected to be the lead agencies investigating the cause of the crash, though FAA and NTSB representatives were not immediately available for comment due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025 Three people were killed in an airplane crash south of Parkin on Monday, according to a news release from the Arkansas State Police. Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
That is a real, factually correct sentence that would’ve crashed Facebook and maybe even some motorcycles in 2012. Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2025 The pickup then veered off the road and crashed into Gelato 101, sheriff’s Sgt. Kristina Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for crash
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash
Noun
  • This is a novel and compelling scenario and offers a refreshing alternative to collisions from interplanetary interlopers explaining the destruction of a former Saturnian moon.
    Big Think, Big Think, 9 Oct. 2025
  • As the number of satellites in orbit grows, particularly from mega-constellations, the risk of collisions and debris fallout is increasing.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • More than two years of war have left Gaza in ruins, triggering famine and the collapse of essential infrastructure.
    Callum Sutherland, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His debut novel, Satantango, published in 1985, followed the collapse of a rural community in Hungary, while more recent works, including the novels The Prisoner of Urga and Destruction and Sorrow Beneath the Heavens, were inspired by the author’s travels to Mongolia and China.
    Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As seen, Thornton is boom/bust already, but the Lions game presents good boom potential.
    Jake Ciely, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Solomon said the massive amounts of spending weren’t fundamentally different from other booms and busts.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • African commodities have long been essential to the modern global economy, but the world tends to ignore that fact until trade shocks or geopolitical crises occur.
    Anu Adedoyin Adasolum, semafor.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Applause is heard in the background as the wife is shown beaming a smile before placing her hand over her face, seemingly in shock.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That property happened to be a $60,000 Boston police cruiser equipped with computers and other technology that was smashed and torched.
    Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The Vultee aircraft completed a flight from Los Angeles to New York in 11 hours and 34 minutes and 16 seconds, smashing the existing record of 12 hours for that distance.
    Stuart Dyos, Nashville Tennessean, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Létrange first bumped into Girbaud in 2002 while crossing Mexico City in his Land Rover.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025
  • If the Senators are committed to Giroux in a third-line role, Amadio could always be bumped to a fourth-line spot to the right of Lars Eller and Nick Cousins.
    Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Coulson, a Miami lawyer, died unexpectedly last month.
    Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Which is interesting, given that Lillard died in the first film.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Missouri Western fell to 1-5, while Nebraska-Kearney pushed its record to 5-2.
    The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Oct. 2025

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“Crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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