crashed

verb

past tense of crash
1
as in shattered
to cause to break with violence and much noise crashed the vase against the wall

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2
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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3
as in died
to stop functioning my computer crashed yet again

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4
as in pushed
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

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5
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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6
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 Singh crashed into seven other vehicles — three semi-trucks, two pickup trucks and two cars — killing three people, NBC4 Los Angeles stated. — Adam England, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Despite its sulfuric stench, in a stroke of absolute luck, this meteorite crashed into the right house. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 15 July 2026 Holland also crashed Bernthal’s red carpet interview with Extra, hugging the Walking Dead alum from behind. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 In February, a teacher was killed near her school after a man fleeing ICE crashed a car into hers. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 Hundreds of homes have burned, three firefighters were killed battling flames in Colorado, and a helicopter helping with another Colorado fire crashed into a reservoir, killing the pilot. — Susan Montoya Bryan, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026 Fans of Brazil, Colombia and Portugal also were crushed that their teams, expected to make deep runs, crashed out so early. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 The Camry crashed in Vernon in front of the Vernon Diner and Rice again allegedly attempted to resist arrest. — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026 Clashes flared only to be tamped out; repercussions were softened, often comedically, as an outsider crashed the debate. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
  1. shattered
  2. collided
  3. died
  4. pushed
  5. fell
  6. retired
  7. stayed
  8. smashed
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  • In the summer of 2024, Svalbard shattered previous ice melt records, losing more than 60 gigatons of ice, around 1% of its total, as temperatures spiked 7 degrees Fahrenheit above average.
    — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
  • The surge shattered a four-year-old record of 99,445 GWh set back in July 2022.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of shattered
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  • The driver then hit a large landscape boulder and collided with the base of a streetlight on the east side of the service road, police said.
    — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • Authorities say the pontoon boat collided with a barge and that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating.
    — Ashley Grams, CBS News, 13 July 2026
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  • When Khomeini died in 1989, Khamenei became his successor within a matter of weeks.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • At least 31 children died in hot cars in 2025, according to the National Safety Council and nine have died this year.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of died
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  • Lawmakers pushed back when Black sought to distance himself from Epstein, including by asking about a message Black wrote for a book that Maxwell, Epstein's longtime associate, created for Epstein's 50th birthday.
    — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Instead, global economic uncertainty — including the war in Iran — have pushed mortgage rates passed 6%.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of pushed
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  • Countless trees were felled and taken to Eugene for processing in mills or floated up the Willamette to Portland, the sawn trunks chained together in massive, bobbing rafts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Messi had produced another vintage performance three weeks earlier, this time at the Nou Camp, where the Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng toppled over like a tree that had been felled.
    — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of fell
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  • Social Security benefits — paid mostly to recipients who are older or retired — are typically scheduled to go out on Wednesdays.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of retired
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  • While shooting the story, Wertheim and a producer stayed overnight.
    — Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • But Royals reliever Matt Strahm allowed a single to Pete Alonso and a two-run homer to Colton Cowser that stayed just fair down the right-field line for what proved to be the winning runs in the bottom of the eighth.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 11 July 2026
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  • This ice is thought to contain material from asteroids and comets that smashed into the moon billions of years ago.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 14 July 2026
  • The 'why' behind airline safety rules Local Greek media reported that a piece of the engine had broken off and that debris smashed the window, quickly decompressing the cabin, which led to part of Karović's body being sucked out of the window.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 14 July 2026
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