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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
That Tuesday morning, Rodriguez was home with a seven-month-old baby when a friend of hers—who happened to be a police officer at the 41st Precinct in the Bronx—called her to tell her a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center.
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Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony marked by moments of silence, the reading of names and the laying of wreaths, will honor the victims of Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The fourth plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Brennock crashed on the rebound to bury a 1-0 lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
One person was killed Monday when a sports car veered off a rural roadway near Pala Casino and crashed into a tree.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
All but one of the 242 people on board Air India Flight 171 on June 12 were killed when the Boeing Dreamliner, bound for London, crashed seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the unmanned aerial vehicles crashed on the grounds of a Territorial Defence Forces unit in Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, near Warsaw.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
High demand has crashed servers on Steam and other platforms.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
And in a rural field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, a similar ceremony marked by moments of silence, the reading of names and the laying of wreaths, will honor the victims of Flight 93, the hijacked plane that crashed after crew members and passengers tried to storm the cockpit.
—Philip Marcelo, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
The fourth plane crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
—Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
Brennock crashed on the rebound to bury a 1-0 lead.
—Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
One person was killed Monday when a sports car veered off a rural roadway near Pala Casino and crashed into a tree.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
All but one of the 242 people on board Air India Flight 171 on June 12 were killed when the Boeing Dreamliner, bound for London, crashed seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
One of the unmanned aerial vehicles crashed on the grounds of a Territorial Defence Forces unit in Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą, near Warsaw.
—Amanda Castro
shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
High demand has crashed servers on Steam and other platforms.
—Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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Getty Images The nascent campaign has already shattered the record for philanthropic money raised in support of hosting an Olympic and Paralympic Games.—
Blythe Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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When your industry is being shattered by greed?—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last month, a Chinese navy ship collided with a Chinese Coast Guard ship while trying to block a Philippine Coast Guard vessel near the Scarborough Shoal.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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In the 117th minute, Hampton and Alex Greenwood collided defending a corner.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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North’s longtime wife, Betsy, died late last November, soon after their 56th wedding anniversary.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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A student who authorities say opened fire at his Colorado high school, wounding two classmates and then turning the gun on himself, has died, according to the local sheriff's office.—
Alex Stone,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Laura is frantic about saving Daniel after learning Cherry pushed her father from a construction site, fracturing his spine in two places.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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If verified, some researchers suggest this respite also could be a glimpse of future hurricane seasons, with the historic early-to-mid-September peak pushed back on the calendar.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cal Fire’s newest proposal for Jackson, dubbed AMEX, targets nearly 500 acres with a patchwork of small clearcuts and is silent on tree sizes to be felled.—
John P. O’Brien,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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Footage from the 1966 Italian documentary Africa Addio, of a herd of elephants being felled by both ground hunters and sharpshooters in helicopters, is distressing to watch.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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By that time, Hartman had retired from the movie industry.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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But reliever Juan Mejia retired the next three hitters — a Laureano strikeout sandwiched between flyouts from Sheets and Merrill — to squash the first semblance of a rally.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Her mother, who had worked as a waitress but stayed at home after her husband’s death, encouraged her interests.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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This time, the bar stayed and Duplantis had his 14th world record.—
Zack Pierce,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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After McNeil refused to get out of his car, Bowers smashed the driver’s side window, punched McNeil in the head and pulled him out of the SUV.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Protesters smashed windows and looted local businesses and set government buildings on fire.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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