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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
Hundreds of passengers’ plans were derailed on Wednesday when a train crashed into a tanker truck on Colorado’s Western Slope, damaging the tracks — but not just those on board were affected.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Dominguez hustled back to the wall and made a spectacular catch, but crashed incredibly hard into the wall.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The sheriff's office says the driver swerved off the road and crashed into the pond.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, 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
The uncrewed Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashed into the moon.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
The man driving the vehicle sped away and crashed into the front of a home at Southwest 58th Avenue and 62nd Terrace but there was no pursuit involved in the crash, Rodriguez said.
—Sofia Saric
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
About 10 seconds later, the Tesla ran the red light at the intersection and crashed into the Dodge.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Dominguez hustled back to the wall and made a spectacular catch, but crashed incredibly hard into the wall.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
The sheriff's office says the driver swerved off the road and crashed into the pond.
—Dejanay Booth-Singleton, 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
The uncrewed Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashed into the moon.
—USA Today, 6 May 2026
The man driving the vehicle sped away and crashed into the front of a home at Southwest 58th Avenue and 62nd Terrace but there was no pursuit involved in the crash, Rodriguez said.
—Sofia Saric
may 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
Zevik Glidai, a 78-year-old math teacher and volunteer ambulance driver, discovered coils of the translucent fiber-optic cables surrounding a drone that crashed into his backyard in the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona on April 13.
—ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
About 10 seconds later, the Tesla ran the red light at the intersection and crashed into the Dodge.
—Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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The public rarely hears about defense features until an incident happens, such as when bullets shattered glass in 2011 or a radar anomaly put authorities on alert in 2019, exposing a missile battery.—
Neil Flanagan,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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With Philadelphia applying pressure, Winn shattered Trea Turner’s bat to induce a 5-4-3 double play, recording the first two outs of the inning.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
1 May 2026
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On April 12, Richard Andrew Hawthorne left the roadway on his motorcycle and collided with a utility box in Kansas City, Kansas.—
Eleanor Nash
May 3,
Kansas City Star,
3 May 2026
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The state agency said the woman, from Toledo, Ohio, was driving the wrong way on the interstate when her vehicle collided with another, which was occupied by a driver and two passengers.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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In addition to the 18-year-old woman who died, authorities said, others suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds as dozens of shots were fired at the popular boating, fishing and swimming lake about 20 miles north of downtown Oklahoma City.—
Hannah Schoenbaum,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Ted Turner, the maverick businessman and philanthropist who turned a financially struggling Atlanta TV station into a media empire around CNN, the first 24-hour cable news station, has died.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Now the edge is getting pushed yet again, as the culture transitions from the memeification of one man’s death to delighting in the real-time memes of wars.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Kurt's key takeaways Spaceflight has always pushed the limits of what is possible, but the process has remained slow for a long time.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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But they were felled by poor shooting Friday, making just 35% overall and were particularly bad from long range.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
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But before he was felled at age 68 by a heart attack, Joiner had shared what was in the briefcase with the lead Louisiana State Police investigator on the case, Stefan Montgomery, Joiner's son and the LSP confirmed.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
28 Apr. 2026
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Once through that second, Adam Bushley retired nine of his last 10 batters and reached a season-high 92 pitches.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
7 May 2026
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Ragans retired six of his next eight batters.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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Through the torso, the fit stayed close before the skirt dropped from the waist in a full bell shape, holding its rounded line in the original fall 2026 styling and on Holmes.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
8 May 2026
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The 55-year-old driver stayed at the scene of the collision in Borough Park.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2026
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Fresh off her time on the dance competition show, the mother of three made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in Chicago, which smashed the musical's box office record with the highest weekly ticket sales in the show's 29-year history.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
4 May 2026
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During the June 2025 anti-ICE protests in downtown Los Angeles, demonstrators smashed, spray-painted, and torched at least six Waymo robotaxis.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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