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as in collision
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair
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as in collapse
a falling short of one's goals
refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business
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as in shock
a forceful coming together of two things
a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences
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as in to smash
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in to die
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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as in to fall
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
sales of that phone have crashed since the competing version came out
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as in to retire
slang
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
I'm so exhausted that I'm just going to crash as soon as we get home
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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
Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The judge in the Phan case, Judge Christopher Barry-Smith on Tuesday referenced criminal investigations into other state police officers who were involved in the handling of Quigley’s crash.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Liz Crawford, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
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Noun
Sonoma County Sheriff's Office There were four people inside the pickup truck, and additional deputies and officers from the Santa Rosa Police Department arrived at the crash scene.
—Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The judge in the Phan case, Judge Christopher Barry-Smith on Tuesday referenced criminal investigations into other state police officers who were involved in the handling of Quigley’s crash.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
The driver only got a few blocks away before crashing into the Subaru and the playground.
—Liz Crawford, CBS News, 6 May 2026
The pickup overturned multiple times, veered off the roadway, went down an embankment and crashed into a tree, CHP officials said.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crash
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In court Friday, Kazarian said her client suffered from an undiagnosed neurological disorder and may have experienced a seizure at the time of the collision.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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In reality, collisions in space are extremely rare but incredibly dangerous.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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Travellers flying in or out of the hub ogled the spectacle, a display of sudden corporate collapse.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The airline’s collapse followed years of instability, bankruptcy filings, engine recall issues affecting its fleet and failed merger attempts with Frontier Airlines and JetBlue.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The company has been scrambling to keep up with tech rivals amid the AI boom but still hasn't delivered on the Siri revamp two years later.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 May 2026
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Time Warner had agreed to be purchased by Internet provider AOL in 2000 with the hopes that the merger would help the legacy media company survive and prosper during the dot-com boom.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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Retail’s hiring surge reflects growing optimism that consumers will keep spending in the face of economic shocks, Stahle said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Strains of hantavirus can result in hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, characterized by fever, gastrointestinal symptoms, rapid progression to pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, like in individuals on the MV Hondius cruise ship, according to the World Health Organization.—
Allison Kiehl,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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High-rise timber construction continues to grow in popularity worldwide, with Australia's incredible Atlassian Central wooden skyscraper due to smash all records once completed.—
Adam Williams
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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By that evening, TV news stations broadcasted images of the bus smashed into the ground, leaving little room to imagine how those trapped inside could have possibly escaped.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Matatu buses bump with heavy bass over their sound systems, and are painted up with mural montages.—
Emmanuel Igunza,
NPR,
7 May 2026
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In a world of more than eight billion busy people, a few will bump into a neighbor traveling in a distant country, for example.—
Faye Flam,
Scientific American,
7 May 2026
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Another hiker died on the same trail one week earlier after falling down a ravine, though officials haven’t clarified whether injuries or illness caused his death.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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One of the owners told officers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission that 31 other sloths, from Guyana and Peru, had died — either on the way to the attraction or after arriving and being stored over cold nights in a building with no heat or running water.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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State troopers pulled him out of his seat and pushed him down the gallery.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Potter pushed away people over and over again, and The Dark Wizard uses archival footage, various interviews, and Potter’s journals to try to understand why.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
7 May 2026
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“Crash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crash. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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