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crashing

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verb

present participle of crash
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of crashing
Adjective
In practice, that means Facebook finds significantly more crashing bugs in a shorter amount of time. Sebastian Anthony, Ars Technica, 22 Aug. 2017 Apple’s once-unstoppable growth had come to a crashing halt: The number of iPhones sold was down 13 percent, and the company posted its first revenue decline in 13 years. Vindu Goel, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2017
Verb
Netflix released its first teaser of the movie on Instagram July 1, as audiences heard Bader and Blyth speak in character as Poppy and Alex for the first time in a voiceover with footage of waves crashing against a rock. Jen Juneau, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025 The driver also brake-checked the officer, but the officer managed to avoid crashing into the back of the Buick, according to police. Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025 The pads began crashing violently, and a familiar soundtrack followed. Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025 Social media videos from Globe show cars being carried off by fast-moving, muddy floodwaters, some crashing into poles while large propane tanks are seen strewn across the area. Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 From the famous slow-motion runs on the sand, to diving into crashing waves, to simulating mid-ocean rescues, Baywatch took a toll on the cast that also included Alexandra Paul, Gregory Alan Williams, Yasmine Bleeth, and Wendie Malick. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Sep. 2025 One year ago, Helene tore a path of destruction throughout the southern United States, as a hurricane and tropical storm that sent floodwaters crashing into communities. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 27 Sep. 2025 The 37-second, black and white commercial shows Mickey crashing a boat into Minnie Mouse, prompting her to call the law firm. Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2025 That crashing sea, the shoreline jagged with black rock. Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashing
Adjective
  • The sheer expanse of places to see in Japan is astounding.
    Kristin Braswell, AFAR Media, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Sources of succor and disquiet—currents which Winter has ridden in life and art—each female elder is a maternal presence who offers complementary textures to the tapestry Winter has woven from threads of experience and sheer imagination.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For leftovers, there’s a set of glass Pyrex containers that can be placed in the freezer or microwave with no worries about shattering.
    Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 5 Oct. 2025
  • So to decide whether to marry or move on for good, one person issues an ultimatum, kicking off a potentially relationship-shattering experiment.
    Peter White, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This boundary-breaking dance drama follows Baby (Jennifer Grey) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze) in a wrong-side-of-the-tracks romantic entanglement that all starts with a rousing night of bumping and grinding.
    Madeleine Janz, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Only 11% of drivers in the study admitted to violent road rage behaviors in the last year, such as bumping other cars on purpose or confronting other drivers.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The thriller series was left on a cliffhanger, with President Rayburn (Michael McKean) dying at the end of season two.
    Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Women who miss their first screening appointment for breast cancer could have a 40% higher long-term risk of dying from the disease, according to a new study.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Keeping his foot on the gas also means pushing ahead with reforms.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Undocumented immigrants are not legally eligible for the health subsidies Democrats are pushing for in the negotiations.
    Nik Popli, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With less money being invested by record labels into touring, that has created a top-heavy artist hierarchy, with the rich getting richer and the poor and middle class falling by the wayside.
    Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The group acknowledged a need to modernize the government's data gathering processes, which have been hampered by falling survey response rates.
    Scott Horsley, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • If anything, the two games at Dodger Stadium showed the struggles of the Reds’ offense, with Blake Snell allowing only two base runners in the first six innings of his Game 1 start, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up two runs in the first inning of Game 2 before retiring 13 straight.
    C. Trent Rosecrans, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The big move by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway to buy the chemicals business of oil giant Occidental Petroleum for nearly $10 billion is a double win for Berkshire, analysts say, in Buffett’s potential swan song deal before retiring at the end of December.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But staying relevant in the digital landscape, especially as AI enters the mix, is a must.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Jovic’s challenge this season is staying healthy and carving out a consistent role in the Heat’s rotation after beginning last season as a starter, then being completely moved out of the rotation, and ultimately thriving in a sixth man role off the bench during the back half of the season.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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