crashed

past tense of crash
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as in pushed
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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Recent Examples of crashed Long Beach police have shared new video of a hit-and-run driver who allegedly crashed into two teens on motorized dirt bikes in July, leaving both hospitalized. Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026 The water crashed into a hydroelectric plant about a mile and a half downstream, killing most of the crew and their families — more than 60 people. Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 The bitcoin price has crashed over the last year, with fears swirling that a further bitcoin price crash could be looming. Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 The duo then made their own way to the moon; Blue Ghost landed successfully on March 2 of that year, but Resilience crashed during its touchdown attempt. Mike Wall, Space.com, 6 Aug. 2026 McLead also shared photos showing the damage from a pine tree that crashed through the roof of a storage building at Chesterton Park during a storm on July 27. Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Police said the second vehicle crashed with the front end of the fist vehicle. Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Aug. 2026 Yet, just a few weeks ago, Zweigenhaft was on the floor inside Ragan-Brown Fieldhouse, matched up with a smallish guard who played fierce defense, crashed the boards and generally played with the aggression of Jose Alvarado of the New York Knicks. Rustin Dodd, New York Times, 30 July 2026 Yes Surprisingly, this is not the first time a spacecraft has crashed into the moon at such a high speed. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
Verb
  • More than 180 bullets pierced, cracked or shattered windows in six buildings on campus.
    Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The group shattered windows, stole or attempted to steal cash, register drawers and safes.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Another driver tailgated Hampton before Hampton changed across the highway’s lanes and collided with a vehicle, Hampton told an officer.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In the early minutes of Week 1 last season, Worthy collided with TE Travis Kelce and badly injured his shoulder.
    Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His attempt comes a year after a driver going 283 mph (455 kph) died trying to set a land speed record at Bonneville's annual Speed Week.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Marina came across a state driver’s license and a Social Security card for a man who died more than 10 years ago among Beloozerov’s possessions.
    Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Five days before the deadline, the Digital Omnibus pushed them to December 2027.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • In Congress, Republicans aimed at Fauci more frequently and pushed the unproven theory that the coronavirus was created at a lab in Wuhan, China, instead of spreading from animal to human, as Fauci believed.
    Michael Collins, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.
    Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.
    Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The 62-year-old Guillén, a colorful analyst on White Sox telecasts, became the 13th individual and first former manager to have his number retired by the team.
    CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Always free-spirited, Nelson happily retired to his home in Maui and made only occasional visits back to the mainland.
    Carl Steward, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In 2017, Tiffany, Sooyoung and Seohyun declined to renew with SM Entertainment while the other five members stayed, with SM issuing a statement that group activities would continue regardless.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When the Eaton fire roared through the area, Gwendolyn Mathers, Tail Town’s executive director, and a group of volunteers evacuated the cats, who stayed at volunteers’ and foster cat parents’ homes for two weeks.
    Solvej Schou, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Security video of the early April 9 morning burglary shows three men entered the business through a broken window, smashed the machines with sledge hammers and pried out the boxes while a fourth man acted as lookout, the report said.
    Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Harper, on his final night as a first baseman this season, smashed a two-run homer into the bushes beyond the center-field wall.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

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