crashed

past tense of crash
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as in pushed
to force one's way fleeing animals crashed through the forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crashed The plane, a Van's RV-7A, crashed shortly after taking off from Petaluma Municipal Airport in Sonoma County, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Fox News Digital. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026 Barr allegedly stole an Alaska Airlines tug from the field, crashed it into another vehicle near Gate 7, and then attempted to steal an American Airlines lavatory truck, but was taken into custody by airport police. — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The misjudgment meant the plane clipped a peak and crashed into a valley. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026 That civilian vehicle also crashed into another vehicle, leaving the driver of the first vehicle, struck by the deputy's SUV, dead at the scene. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 The truck had left the highway and crashed into a large signpost at a high speed, according to police. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 Here again, actors deploying crypto’s financial heft crashed through boundaries that would have earlier been difficult for artists to circumnavigate without having achieved legitimacy through more conventional pathways in existing hierarchies. — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026 The plane that crashed was built in 1994 and originally went into service as a passenger plane before being converted to carry cargo in 2016, according to the NTSB report. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 Tiny and blond with rounded, cherubic features, Pugh’s Cathy lands at their doorstep one night like an angel that crashed to the earth, her skull cracked and her dress drenched in blood. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
Verb
  • The police tear gas grenade shattered the 14-year-old’s jaw and many of his teeth.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Natasha Gregson Wagner was just 11 years old when an ordinary childhood sleepover turned into a moment that shattered her world.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Larson lost control on the final stretch, hit the wall and collided with Tyler Reddick, who slid into the infield but still recovered to finish third.
    — Frankie Frisco, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The other deceased person was inside a silver Jeep that collided with the school bus.
    — Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Alexei Tsydenov, head of the nearby Republic of Buryatia, said the woman had died from an unspecified form of plague.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Samuel, or Samuil in Bulgarian, was a warrior emperor who battled the Byzantine Empire to expand his kingdom but was ultimately defeated and died shortly afterward in 1014.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • As the investigation uncovers a string of killings linked to a strange ritual, the two are pushed into working together, facing down otherworldly threats as well as unfinished business from Lan’s past.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Upon further investigation, officers determined the two had been allegedly pushed from a balcony, the NYPD said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.
    — Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Romo, a four-time Pro Bowler, retired from the NFL in 2017 after 14 years as a quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys.
    — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In fact, since Solomon became CEO, Goldman has retired over 21% of its total share count, significantly more than its competitors.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • For scientists, the harder question has been how oxygen stayed abundant for millions of years afterward — long enough, as ancient rocks suggest, to set the stage for the emergence of increasingly complex life.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The couple stayed married for 65 years, until Estelle’s death in 2008.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Space debris is generated not only by kinetic space weapons but also when satellites collide and get smashed into countless fragments and smaller particles that travel at high velocity and are capable of destroying or damaging more spacecraft.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The thief reportedly smashed a window near the rear of the museum to gain entry.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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