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as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in collided
to come into usually forceful contact with something
the speeding car crashed into the tree with horrifying results
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as in died
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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as in fell
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 retired
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 stayed
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 crashed
Price’s vehicle then crashed into a tree, according to the crash report.
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Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
When the plane crashed, another driver saw the victim screaming.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
One of the helicopters that was scheduled to take part in the event crashed Saturday afternoon near a Huntington Beach hotel, sending five people to the hospital.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Court documents show that in the March 14, 2016, case, Kansas City police were sent to Raytown Road and Byrams Ford Road on a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a pole.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Paul allegedly crashed a boat into a bridge, killing one of his passengers, and was indicted on three felony charges.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Two people are dead after a small plane crashed on a highway in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Two people died when a small plane crashed into tractor-trailer trucks near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Eriksson Ek and Boldy crashed for the rebound and Boldy slam-dunked his second of the season.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Fox19 Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 15 Oct. 2025
When the plane crashed, another driver saw the victim screaming.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
One of the helicopters that was scheduled to take part in the event crashed Saturday afternoon near a Huntington Beach hotel, sending five people to the hospital.
—Claire Wang, Oc Register, 14 Oct. 2025
Court documents show that in the March 14, 2016, case, Kansas City police were sent to Raytown Road and Byrams Ford Road on a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a pole.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 14 Oct. 2025
In 2019, Paul allegedly crashed a boat into a bridge, killing one of his passengers, and was indicted on three felony charges.
—Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Two people are dead after a small plane crashed on a highway in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, on Monday morning.
—Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Two people died when a small plane crashed into tractor-trailer trucks near Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday.
—Kate Reilly, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2025
Eriksson Ek and Boldy crashed for the rebound and Boldy slam-dunked his second of the season.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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Both teams boast impressive defenses, but the Bills are coming off an embarrassing loss to a divisional rival last week that shattered hopes of an undefeated season.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Trojans may have shattered that superstition, improving to 7-5 all-time against the blue-blood Wolverines.—
Haley Sawyer,
Oc Register,
12 Oct. 2025
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The 31-year-old’s head collided with a pitchside LED advertising board after being pushed by his opponent during a match against Chongqing Tonglianglong on Sunday in China League One — the nation’s second division.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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His Ford pickup collided head-on with a Honda Civic, killing the woman behind the wheel.—
Amy Yurkanin,
ProPublica,
9 Oct. 2025
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Theresa’s mother died in 2019, but her father stood with prosecutors at the news conference Wednesday.—
Lauren del Valle,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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Musicians everywhere came to pay tributes to the late R&B icon D’Angelo, who died from pancreatic cancer on October 14.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
15 Oct. 2025
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Vesia had replaced Glasnow after a two-out walk in the top of the sixth pushed the starter’s pitch count to 99.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Changes to the college game have been pushed for the better part of three decades by NCAA coaches, to no avail.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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This was the club felled by Pete Alonso’s shocking home run last autumn.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
8 Oct. 2025
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Not only have none retired from international football particularly early, but the ones who did give it up — Lionel Messi, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Toni Kroos — reversed their decision and came back to it anyway.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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Phil Danaher, the winningest coach in Texas high school football history, retired with 490 wins.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Oct. 2025
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Protests have mostly stayed peaceful with occasional arrests among pro-Trump and anti-Trump individuals on site.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has temporarily stayed an earlier order blocking the federalization of the Oregon National Guard but left in place the ban on deploying federalized troops into Portland.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Windows were already beginning to glow with firelight when Balmer smashed another window and infiltrated the house.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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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
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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