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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
Prosecutors allege Dominguez ran the stop sign at the rural intersection at a high rate of speed before his pickup crashed into the sport utility vehicle with Vargas and family inside, pushing the SUV off the roadway.
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Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The Coast Guard has recommended manslaughter charges against the operators of the tugboat that crashed into a Miami Yacht Club sailboat, killing three young campers in July, the federal agency announced Thursday.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Her return to her husband and daughter from a stint on the international space station was marred when space debris crashed into Sam’s capsule before landing, breaking her helmet.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Bailey's campaign previously shared the tragic news that Zachary, Kelsey, Vada Rose and Samuel had died after a helicopter Zachary was piloting crashed on the way home from a convention in Montana.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
In the nearly 40 years since the Beastie Boys crashed the charts, the culture of listening has become far more insular.
—Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Her death came just over a year after Dickens’ father died when his car crashed into a box truck in Lee County, North Carolina.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The rhesus monkeys were being transported when the truck carrying them crashed in Jasper County, Mississippi, about 75 miles east of Jackson, the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
The Nampa woman, Alyssa VanPaepeghem, braked, but the cars still crashed.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The Coast Guard has recommended manslaughter charges against the operators of the tugboat that crashed into a Miami Yacht Club sailboat, killing three young campers in July, the federal agency announced Thursday.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Her return to her husband and daughter from a stint on the international space station was marred when space debris crashed into Sam’s capsule before landing, breaking her helmet.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Bailey's campaign previously shared the tragic news that Zachary, Kelsey, Vada Rose and Samuel had died after a helicopter Zachary was piloting crashed on the way home from a convention in Montana.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
In the nearly 40 years since the Beastie Boys crashed the charts, the culture of listening has become far more insular.
—Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Her death came just over a year after Dickens’ father died when his car crashed into a box truck in Lee County, North Carolina.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The rhesus monkeys were being transported when the truck carrying them crashed in Jasper County, Mississippi, about 75 miles east of Jackson, the Jasper County Sheriff's Department said in a statement.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
The Nampa woman, Alyssa VanPaepeghem, braked, but the cars still crashed.
—Idaho Statesman, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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The strength to sit with what shattered before building what’s next.—
Madeleine Marr,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Over the years, he's developed a reputation for flying vintage airplanes, even after suffering a near-death plane crash that left his right ankle and pelvis shattered and his back broken in March 2015.—
Tommy McArdle,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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In another incident, Marimar Martinez, a 30-year-old US citizen, was shot five times by a US Customs and Border Protection agent after her vehicle and a federal law enforcement vehicle collided on October 4 in Chicago.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The car careened off the highway, hit and crossed a central barrier, collided with a tree, and burst into flames.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Officials said most people died from drowning as the storm triggered flash floods and caused rivers to swell above their danger levels.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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My grandmother, on the other hand, lived for another 25 years after her husband died—which meant my relationship with her extended well into my 30s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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In a 30-minute interview, Martin defended how the party has been managing its internal divisions, and pushed back at Republicans who have accused Democrats of embracing violence and radical politics.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The at-bats were brief and uneventful, the opposite of the approach that carried Toronto to this stage and felled Snell in Game 1.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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That says a lot about the 2025 Red Sox, who were a top offensive team in many metrics, but were also felled by their bats in crucial spots throughout the year and postseason.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Gausman had retired 17 straight Dodger batters until the seventh inning, when Smith yet again got the best of him, hitting a solo home run to break the stale mate.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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Panera eventually retired the item, though not immediately (a legal expert posited to CNN that doing so promptly would have read as an admission of guilt, and in turn spur reputational damage).—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Oct. 2025
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After their escape, the Yemassee macaques stayed close to the facility, snatching at the apples that surrounded the traps and cooing at the troop members who remained behind the fence.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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Shane McClanahan has missed two straight seasons with injuries, but the rest of the rotation stayed healthy this year, and some young players emerged (as so often happens with this team).—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Once inside, the gang smashed two display cases and made off with several jewels before speeding away on motorbikes.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Sadly, for Bieber at least, the Dodgers got the win, and the series lead, as Freddie Freeman smashed a home run in the 18th inning, for a 6-5 result.—
Lars Brandle,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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