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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
Once Tolle was done the Red Sox were in cruise control, though the club endured one scary moment in the seventh when Rafaela crashed into the center field wall at full speed trying to make a catch on what wound up being an RBI triple by Adley Rutschman.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The plane crashed near Medulin, a town on the Istria peninsula, a statement said.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Burke is charged with two counts of manslaughter after his police cruiser crashed into a vehicle, killing two men inside.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 4 June 2026
An 18-year-old man who crashed into a Northglenn home last week, rupturing a gas line and killing his passenger, has been charged with vehicular homicide, prosecutors announced Thursday.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Halverson crashed on couches all across Fridley.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors alleged the teen intentionally crashed her car into a brick wall at nearly 100 mph in Strongsville, Ohio in July 2022 after her relationship with Russo reportedly became strained.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
One crashed shortly after takeoff in Indonesia, killing 189 people.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
The driver crashed into another car parked at a gas station.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026
The plane crashed near Medulin, a town on the Istria peninsula, a statement said.
—ABC News, 4 June 2026
Burke is charged with two counts of manslaughter after his police cruiser crashed into a vehicle, killing two men inside.
—Alysia Burgio, CBS News, 4 June 2026
An 18-year-old man who crashed into a Northglenn home last week, rupturing a gas line and killing his passenger, has been charged with vehicular homicide, prosecutors announced Thursday.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 4 June 2026
Halverson crashed on couches all across Fridley.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Prosecutors alleged the teen intentionally crashed her car into a brick wall at nearly 100 mph in Strongsville, Ohio in July 2022 after her relationship with Russo reportedly became strained.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 28 May 2026
One crashed shortly after takeoff in Indonesia, killing 189 people.
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 28 May 2026
The driver crashed into another car parked at a gas station.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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The former Iowa Hawkeyes star shattered scoring records in college, transformed women's basketball into a national phenomenon and has continued rewriting the WNBA record book since arriving in 2024.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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The team features Megan Grant, the Bruins' two-sport athlete who shattered Lauren Espinoza's 31-year-old single-season home run record in the Big Ten Softball Tournament and extended it to 40 home runs, outlasting Oklahoma's Kendall Wells for the record.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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The mini bike collided with the van while the larger vehicle was turning, initial reports say.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
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Marcelo Mayer joined Rafaela on the corners because Guardians righty Codi Heuer’s 2-2 slider collided with his right ankle, but the two free baserunners were returned to sender when pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida flew out to left.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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Harris plays with the memory of her mom, Suzie Brawner, who died two years ago.—
Lauren Pastrana,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Mbogo Macharia, the lawyer representing the families of the 16 girls who died in the fire, called for a thorough investigation within 21 days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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Trump has pushed a more hands-off approach for government intervention in the AI industry than his predecessor, former president Joe Biden.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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The possibility of applying the law to only some types of institutions has also been a key concern for lawmakers who pushed this session to delay implementation of the law or repeal it.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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Piccotto effectively plays the regret of a mother forced to reckon with the loss of a child, the horror of engaging with that child again, while also grappling with her own role as a mother felled by the scourge of addiction.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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In a Western Conference Final where a few other key Colorado Avalanche players are already playing through injuries, the NHL’s leading goal scorer this season was felled trying to prevent someone else from scoring.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
25 May 2026
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White retired from professional cooking in 1999 and took the unconventional step of handing his three stars back and has since become a vocal critic of the Michelin star system.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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Wie West retired three years ago after the Open at Pebble Beach, but came out of retirement to use her last year of exemption to play on this iconic course, celebrating its centennial.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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After some warm Gatorade and Reese's chocolate, and, eventually, a bagel, Kaminer, a vegetarian and intermediate caver, stayed at the local fire captain's house overnight.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Presidential elections are still years away, and Biden and her husband have stayed mostly away from the headlines for the past two years.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
4 June 2026
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Meanwhile, a split-second later, the Brazilians — with nowhere to go — smashed into the back of the Italian boat.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla smashed into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo, and Flanagan just happened to be along for the ride.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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