1
as in collisions
the violent coming together of two bodies into destructive contact
the fiery crash of two jumbo jet airplanes in midair
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2
as in collapses
a falling short of one's goals
refused to be discouraged by the crash of her hairdressing business
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3
as in booms
a loud explosive sound
the crash of cymbals
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as in impacts
a forceful coming together of two things
a story about the crash of two alien cultures and the unfortunate consequences
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as in smashes
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in bumps
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 dies
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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5
as in falls
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 retires
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 stays
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 crashes
Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Two pedestrians were critically injured after being hit by cars in separate crashes in Fort Worth Saturday night, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2025
The Journal Sentinel reported that as of Friday, at least 39 people have died in crashes in Milwaukee this year, marking a decrease in fatalities of about 25% from last year, according to police.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Autonomous driving tech may eventually be incorporated into The Boring Company's Loops, but thus far, there's no guarantee that the tech is safe enough to avoid crashes.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Kentucky reported at least 1,223 work zone crashes in 2024, with officials attributing seven deaths and 298 injuries to those crashes.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Sugary drinks with high-fructose corn syrup may cause blood sugar spikes, energy crashes, and weight gain.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The move to overturn the case comes as the general public is clearly open to holding Tesla's self-driving system accountable in serious crashes.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Three people were injured in hit-and-run crashes in Denver’s West Colfax and Central Business District neighborhoods early Saturday morning, according to police.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
They too are killed instantly when Hank crashes their car and escapes with their millions.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
At one point, a bird crashes into the aerial camera, sending the device swirling down to Earth like a meteor bent on a crash land.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Maybe your computer crashes right before a deadline, or a coworker calls out and leaves you with the workload.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
After nearly a decade of steering Y Combinator from 2011 to 2019, Altman got firsthand insight into what gets funded, what crashes out, and what can actually scale.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
The research ship, its crew now dead thanks to being really careless with the alien specimens, crashes into Prodigy City, New Siam, a city run by Boy Kavalier’s corporation.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Fatal crashes across the state are down so far through the first seven months of the year following a particularly deadly stretch on Connecticut’s roads in recent years.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Truffert’s cross is perfectly placed — Liverpool’s high line offered plenty of space — and Semenyo crashes the box.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Noun
Is the number of American students who die or are seriously injured in vehicle crashes abroad tracked?
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Two pedestrians were critically injured after being hit by cars in separate crashes in Fort Worth Saturday night, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2025
The Journal Sentinel reported that as of Friday, at least 39 people have died in crashes in Milwaukee this year, marking a decrease in fatalities of about 25% from last year, according to police.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
Autonomous driving tech may eventually be incorporated into The Boring Company's Loops, but thus far, there's no guarantee that the tech is safe enough to avoid crashes.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
Kentucky reported at least 1,223 work zone crashes in 2024, with officials attributing seven deaths and 298 injuries to those crashes.
—Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 4 Sep. 2025
Sugary drinks with high-fructose corn syrup may cause blood sugar spikes, energy crashes, and weight gain.
—Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
The move to overturn the case comes as the general public is clearly open to holding Tesla's self-driving system accountable in serious crashes.
—PC Magazine, 30 Aug. 2025
Three people were injured in hit-and-run crashes in Denver’s West Colfax and Central Business District neighborhoods early Saturday morning, according to police.
—Katie Langford, Denver Post, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
In 2003, 21-year-old Katharine Lampman was fatally crushed under a moving art car, while plane crashes at the temporary airstrip and a truck rollover caused additional injuries.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025
They too are killed instantly when Hank crashes their car and escapes with their millions.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
At one point, a bird crashes into the aerial camera, sending the device swirling down to Earth like a meteor bent on a crash land.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2025
Maybe your computer crashes right before a deadline, or a coworker calls out and leaves you with the workload.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
After nearly a decade of steering Y Combinator from 2011 to 2019, Altman got firsthand insight into what gets funded, what crashes out, and what can actually scale.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2025
The research ship, its crew now dead thanks to being really careless with the alien specimens, crashes into Prodigy City, New Siam, a city run by Boy Kavalier’s corporation.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Fatal crashes across the state are down so far through the first seven months of the year following a particularly deadly stretch on Connecticut’s roads in recent years.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2025
Truffert’s cross is perfectly placed — Liverpool’s high line offered plenty of space — and Semenyo crashes the box.
—Liam Tharme, New York Times, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashes
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With no special-case engineering and new data, Helix can recover gracefully from mishandling or collisions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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The observations suggest that Mars' mantle still bears physical scars from a tumultuous early history marked by numerous protoplanetary collisions.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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But composability also means the failure of one key protocol can rapidly cascade through many others, creating a chain reaction of liquidity crunches or asset collapses.—
Mark R. Weaver,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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On Reddit, Mets fans were busy arguing about which squads in the franchise’s history had suffered the worst collapses.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
24 Aug. 2025
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Minsky argued that during booms, free market ideology permeates the mindset of regulators.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Muss was 76 then and had endured his share of South Florida busts and booms.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
26 Aug. 2025
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From Silicon Valley to Ely and East Last Vegas, our communities have seen the impacts of decades of cuts to public education.—
Erica Mosca,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Finally, Hunter-Cooper published a 2023 study which found that hot yoga sessions lower blood pressure and reduce the negative impacts of a high sodium diet among participants.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
4 Sep. 2025
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At a single, two-minute dinner, Hermann Kafka smashes a cockroach while denigrating his son’s engagement to Felice Bauer before reiterating his distaste for Franz’s writing.—
Sam Bodrojan,
IndieWire,
5 Sep. 2025
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Excitement around the closing stretch is spilling onto the charts in the United Kingdom, as a wave of Coldplay smashes return and rise this frame.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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In dog stories, a dog gives unbounded love and is the best possible friend and behaves heroically—and then the dog dies.—
Rivka Galchen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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If a winner dies before all the annual payments are made, the balance of the prize continues in payments to the winner's estate, Powerball says.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The law is flexible in terms of how long the order would last and pushes for those under an order to be connected with resources to help them.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Oregon rises after beating Oklahoma State by 66, while Clemson falls after trailing Troy at halftime before a 27-16 win.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Raising systemic issues and then resolving them with humor falls flat for this critic.—
Beandrea July,
IndieWire,
7 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Crashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashes. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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