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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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crashed Earlier this year, the DA also filed charges against an Aliso Viejo mother, who faces more than seven years in prison, after her 14-year-old son crashed into an 81-year-old Vietnam veteran, resulting in his death in April. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The Toyota, of which the Chevy’s impact heavily damaged its driver’s side, crashed into a fence west of Columbia Avenue, Fifield said. — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 In past instances, tourists and other parkgoers were injured when horses ran loose, including one instance in January where the horse crashed into cars. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 The plane ultimately crashed three miles short of the runway in Charlotte, killing 72 people in what remains the worst aviation disaster in the city’s history. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026 Irvine was driving on the bridge Tuesday evening when he was shot in his shoulder, crashed into a median on the bridge and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, Fox News Digital has confirmed. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 That Luna 25 mission failed and crashed into the lunar surface after an onboard engine controller malfunctioned. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Police said Wade’s vehicle was eventually hit in an intersection by a vehicle that had a green light and crashed. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 20 Oct. 2026 Three years after making it, while driving drunk in East Hampton, Pollock crashed his car, killing himself and one of the passengers, Edith Metzger. — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
Verb
  • On Wednesday night, northern and central parts of the state saw hail the size of golf balls that pummeled people’s roofs, shattered windows and dented cars, along with damaging wind gusts.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Hail pummeled people's roofs, shattered windows and dented cars.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • On July 21, a man on an e-bike collided with a vehicle at the intersection of Warner Avenue and Plaza Lane.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, the right side of the pickup truck collided with the right side of the motorcycle.
    — Felix Rodriguez, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In the town of Chhatak, also in the Sylhet region, the daughter of 30-year-old carpenter Humayun Rashid died unvaccinated in June aged nine months.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Four people died and dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at a Canadian military base in Alberta on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday afternoon.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The organization built a political presence in Texas with lobbying and legislative testimony as the state pushed back on transgender ideology in recent years.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2026
  • If elected, the younger Bolsonaro, who comports himself as a more moderate version of his father, has been clear on his plans not only to secure his father’s freedom but to punish the top figures in the judiciary who pushed for his prosecution.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Henderson had retired from the sheriff’s office about five months before the crash and was working as a special deputy directing traffic near the University of Cincinnati during graduation.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
  • OpenAI brought GPT-4o back following the backlash but retired it in February 2026.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Based on his schedule, Resnicoff ought to have stayed at Wheeler’s residence on Friday, but chose instead to stay with Pucciarelli, who had something to discuss with the rabbi.
    — Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The judge then stayed that order until Friday to give the government time to appeal.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Protesters have hurled rocks at police, burned government buildings, smashed shop windows and destroyed private property.
    — Chris Massaro, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Carl Court / Getty In cities across the country, demonstrators set fire to newsstands and smashed windows.
    — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026

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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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