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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
Officials say at Alexander Avenue and Route 347 in Saint James, Smith sped through a red light, traveling about 70 mph, and crashed into Espinosa's car.
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Katie Houlis, CBS News, 12 June 2026
In September, an army helicopter on a routine flight crashed in northern Pakistan, killing two pilots and three technicians.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Since its launch, the company has reported 17 incidents to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including two where remote employees crashed the vehicle at low speeds.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Anunoby, left unchecked, crashed from the weak side.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
That’s why the rupiah recently crashed through 18,000 per dollar to record lows.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The 84-year-old was sitting courtside — and wearing open-toed sandals — when the 190-pound athlete dove out of bounds for a ball and crashed into her.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
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.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 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
Katie Houlis, CBS News, 12 June 2026
In September, an army helicopter on a routine flight crashed in northern Pakistan, killing two pilots and three technicians.
—ABC News, 11 June 2026
Since its launch, the company has reported 17 incidents to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, including two where remote employees crashed the vehicle at low speeds.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Anunoby, left unchecked, crashed from the weak side.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 11 June 2026
That’s why the rupiah recently crashed through 18,000 per dollar to record lows.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
The 84-year-old was sitting courtside — and wearing open-toed sandals — when the 190-pound athlete dove out of bounds for a ball and crashed into her.
—Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 11 June 2026
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.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashed
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Nothing shattered, nothing broke, in video of the testing provided to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution by MARTA.—
Sara Gregory,
AJC.com,
13 June 2026
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The school’s windows were cracked, some shattered, while the roof had peeled off in places.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
13 June 2026
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The other driver, in a 2022 Ram F550, was traveling westbound and collided with the side of the Kia, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 June 2026
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The California native was reportedly among six people killed when two helicopters collided in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday morning, according to the Associated Press.—
Christina Dugan Ramirez,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Refracted through the lens of the 2018 killing of one of Clemmons’s few Black peers in tony Swarthmore public schools, the essay reflects on the consequences of systemic disinvestment in Chester, the nearby majority-Black city where Robbie was born, taught, and died.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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The medical examiner determined Leyden died from blunt force trauma to the head and other physical injuries.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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The game finished 1-0 but FIFA ordered the whole match to be replayed (Uzbekistan pushed for an automatic 3-0 win, or at the very least to restart play from the 38th minute, when the penalty incident occurred, and with them a goal up).—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Walz pushed back against claims during a Capitol Hill hearing in March.—
Conor Wight,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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And those are the lucky ones, who weren’t felled by late-season injuries and bumped from the tournament the way Brazil’s Rodrygo, Japan’s Kaoru Mitoma and Germany’s Serge Gnabry were.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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There was also a giant tree stretching across Laflin Street about a block from the scene of the fire, after being felled by the storms on Wednesday.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Angels starter Reid Detmers retired his first 15 batters before Shay Whitcomb homered leading off the sixth.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Beyond just one calamitous year, Payton took over a team that had lost its way for nearly a decade since Peyton Manning retired after Super Bowl 50.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Sources said the driver inside wanted to beat the storm, but stayed put when rain started falling.—
Darius Johnson,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Families stayed long after the match ended, gathering near stages and vendor booths while children played and supporters continued discussing Mexico’s victory.—
J.M. Banks
June 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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The car crashed into a fence, then smashed into the house’s front porch and came to rest in a vertical position on the steps, according to authorities and video from the scene.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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But divining Gaudí's intentions has required detective work, because during the Spanish Civil War, anarchists protesting the Catholic Church set fire to parts of the structure, and smashed Gaudí's models into 8,000 pieces.—
Seth Doane,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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“Crashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashed. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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