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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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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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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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as in dies
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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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
Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Roadway speed cameras have been proven to reduce speeding by 31% to 82% and fatal crashes by 53% to 71%, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
More than 270 people have died on city streets since the pledge, according to city data, and Sacramento ranked second-worst among California’s 15 largest cities for injury and fatal crashes, with 4,214 people killed or injured in 2023.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The area around San Marin Drive and Simmons Lane has been the site of other serious crashes in recent years, including a 2019 wreck on Simmons Lane that killed a 16-year-old driver, according to previous police reports.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
Studying these cosmic crashes can help scientists understand the moon’s evolutionary history.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
While an age is sometimes provided, police departments do not typically release the identities of juveniles or victims from non-fatal crashes.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
But when a wall of water crashes through the windows, turning the living room into a swimming pool that’s soon crawling with dorsal fins, the kids are left to fend for themselves.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
From there, transportation officials analyzed coyote mortality data collected between 2020 and 2025 to pinpoint where car crashes were happening most frequently.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
And the implication of cost disease is that the only way the cost of raising and educating children will stop going up is if the economy crashes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Bailey plays a woman who crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, only to discover an unexpected romance that may transform her life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified three people killed in four days in San Diego County crashes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Then the music crashes in behind her with a matching fury and fire.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Activities include seeing the filming locations of Cast Away, which follows Hanks as a FedEx analyst who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes, as well as a experiencing captain’s dinner.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
When a little Luma crashes Peach’s birthday celebration seeking help for his mama Rosalina, the whole team springs into action.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
When a little Luma crashes Peach’s birthday celebration seeking help for his mama Rosalina, the whole team springs into action.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
When insurance adjusters examined the roadway where the crashes were happening, there were no obvious hazards—like faulty lighting or an especially steep grade—that could account for this newfound profusion.
—Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Roadway speed cameras have been proven to reduce speeding by 31% to 82% and fatal crashes by 53% to 71%, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
More than 270 people have died on city streets since the pledge, according to city data, and Sacramento ranked second-worst among California’s 15 largest cities for injury and fatal crashes, with 4,214 people killed or injured in 2023.
—Chris Fusco. Story Produced With Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
The area around San Marin Drive and Simmons Lane has been the site of other serious crashes in recent years, including a 2019 wreck on Simmons Lane that killed a 16-year-old driver, according to previous police reports.
—Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2026
Studying these cosmic crashes can help scientists understand the moon’s evolutionary history.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
While an age is sometimes provided, police departments do not typically release the identities of juveniles or victims from non-fatal crashes.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Apr. 2026
But when a wall of water crashes through the windows, turning the living room into a swimming pool that’s soon crawling with dorsal fins, the kids are left to fend for themselves.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026
From there, transportation officials analyzed coyote mortality data collected between 2020 and 2025 to pinpoint where car crashes were happening most frequently.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
Knowles keeps the atmosphere leaden when the story surfaces in the present, in which Willy is 63, fraying with disappointment and banged up from several car crashes out on his long runs — events that his family is starting to fear aren’t accidents.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
And the implication of cost disease is that the only way the cost of raising and educating children will stop going up is if the economy crashes.
—Literary Hub, 8 Apr. 2026
Bailey plays a woman who crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, only to discover an unexpected romance that may transform her life.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Apr. 2026
Authorities have publicly identified three people killed in four days in San Diego County crashes.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Then the music crashes in behind her with a matching fury and fire.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Activities include seeing the filming locations of Cast Away, which follows Hanks as a FedEx analyst who becomes stranded on a deserted island after his plane crashes, as well as a experiencing captain’s dinner.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Apr. 2026
When a little Luma crashes Peach’s birthday celebration seeking help for his mama Rosalina, the whole team springs into action.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 4 Apr. 2026
When a little Luma crashes Peach’s birthday celebration seeking help for his mama Rosalina, the whole team springs into action.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashes
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None of the four fatal crashes occurred within the project’s limits, but four separate collisions in the half-mile stretch have killed people since 2017.—
Chris Fusco. Story produced with AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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Airport officials didn't respond immediately to questions about what happened and what procedures are in place to prevent collisions.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Marin stuck to her plan of staying close until a moment that changed everything with shocking swiftness — her changing her mind and going for the green on the par-5 13th for a go-ahead birdie, and Talley adding to the sad history of collapses on the back nine at the home of the Masters.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Making that declaration is risky, given the history of collapses by professional teams in this city.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Previous booms have not ended in prosperity While some point to Dubai as a model for Oiapoque’s future, nearby cities that once benefited from oil offer a warning for Oiapoque.—
Gabriela Sá Pessoa,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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After the Great Depression, John Maynard Keynes, an economist whose personal life was full of love affairs with leading literary figures, suggested that governments could prevent, or at least moderate, these booms and busts.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
7 Apr. 2026
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But unlike most of the country, real estate agents in the Bay Area aren't fully feeling the impacts.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The nearly six-week-long war in Iran may be occurring thousands of miles away from NATO headquarters, but its impacts are reverberating throughout Europe in the form of ballooning fuel prices and the risk of energy shortages.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2026
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But Wark smashes a ball to left field for the Aggies to retake the lead, 7-5.—
Zoe Collins Rath,
Austin American Statesman,
27 Mar. 2026
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Delivery robot smashes into glass of bus shelter in Old Town on Tuesday afternoon.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The 2027 Ram 1500 SRT TRX will start at $99,995, excluding a mandatory $2,595 destination fee that bumps the price to $102,590.—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
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A day when the Stanley Cup years finally ride the synaptic road back to long-term memory and the brain finally bumps the past for the present.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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Lack of in-home nurses; baby dies Much of Middlebrooks’ order, and the appeals court ruling that affirms it, concerns the in-home nursing care that parents of medically complex children rely upon.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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The great Sandra Hüller stars as a woman whose husband dies from a fall at their home.—
Brian Tallerico,
Vulture,
11 Apr. 2026
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As Jason’s obsession with the Box deepens, Daniela’s (Connelly) growing paranoia pushes her to the brink, threatening to tear their fragile stability apart.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2026
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Goldhaber, meanwhile, pushes back on the idea that violent imagery is inherently harmful.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Crashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashes. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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