as in sheer
having no exceptions or restrictions
a crashing bore, he can turn any party into a funeral
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1
as in shattering
to cause to break with violence and much noise
crashed the vase against the wall
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as in bumping
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 dying
to stop functioning
my computer crashed yet again
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5
as in falling
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 retiring
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 staying
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 crashing
Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Faber was crashing to the net and took a pass from Marco Rossi.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
In the film, another sequence features a crashing chandelier.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Jackson Drum, 18, broke his neck — specifically, his C1 and C2 vertebrae — during a hockey game in Canada in January after crashing headfirst into the boards.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
New charges have been filed against a woman accused of intentionally crashing her car while driving with her boyfriend, leaving him critically injured for months before his death, Florida officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Johnson led officers on a chase through city streets before crashing at Seventh and Barton streets, the release says.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
The problem increases the risk of drivers crashing into pedestrians, other vehicles and stationary objects, according to the recall noticed posted this week by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The model shared a snap of her bronzed legs and flat stomach with the waves crashing in the background.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
But on Saturday afternoon, the college football world expects the Bulldogs’ little streak to come to a crashing end.
—Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 30 Oct. 2025
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
Wind howls as one of the daughters' body rocks on a gurney, her family lighting candles as a rabbi screams scripture with water crashing in a nearby tub.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
Faber was crashing to the net and took a pass from Marco Rossi.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 29 Oct. 2025
In the film, another sequence features a crashing chandelier.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Jackson Drum, 18, broke his neck — specifically, his C1 and C2 vertebrae — during a hockey game in Canada in January after crashing headfirst into the boards.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
New charges have been filed against a woman accused of intentionally crashing her car while driving with her boyfriend, leaving him critically injured for months before his death, Florida officials said.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Johnson led officers on a chase through city streets before crashing at Seventh and Barton streets, the release says.
—Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2025
The problem increases the risk of drivers crashing into pedestrians, other vehicles and stationary objects, according to the recall noticed posted this week by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA).
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
The model shared a snap of her bronzed legs and flat stomach with the waves crashing in the background.
—Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crashing
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But seemingly by sheer willpower, Meredith holds out her hand, which sends the liquid back in the opposite direction toward Britani.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
5 Nov. 2025
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The actress dares to bare her briefs in this Ulla Johnson set featuring a shockingly sheer skirt teamed with a ombré effect sequin top.—
Brittany Talarico,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The user shared another clip in the thread that followed, showing the G1 breaking into a room like a burglar, shattering a glass door.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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But to have somebody that's a main character like that actually get killed was something that was shattering to everybody.—
Sabienna Bowman,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Coach was kind of bumping along.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The two companies both described the layoffs as permanent, noted the workers were not represented by a union, and stated that no affected employees have bumping rights over workers who have less seniority.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The doctors can’t quite figure out why this random neighbor insists on seeing an adolescent patient who’s still in recovery after nearly dying the night before, and Sarah’s inability to explain herself certainly doesn’t help.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025
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In 1981 San Francisco, a desperate Filipino World War II veteran launches a frantic bank robbery spree to save his dying best friend, putting him on a collision course with a young, ambitious detective eager to make his mark.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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His 7-track debut EP, Humilde, released in May, showcases his boundary-pushing style.—
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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In effect, farmers in rural America have warned of an impending economic crisis from the compounding factors of losing their top export market, falling crop prices and high costs.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 Oct. 2025
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With words infallibly falling short, Pritam mingled realism with a fragmentary style of narration that meshes together social encounters, violent episodes, vivid metaphors, disturbing dreams, memories, intimate self-reflections, and introspection on society.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Big bills, more emissions Opponents to the project expressed frustration that financial incentives for clean energy are being used to fund fossil fuel projects without retiring coal plants as the original bill intended.—
Sophie Hartley,
IndyStar,
30 Oct. 2025
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Brown, who played football for the University of Nebraska and was a fifth-round draft pick for the New York Giants in 2000 before retiring in 2009, married Smith in July 2010.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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With a moderate 320-thread-count sateen weave, the fabric balances breathability and smoothness while staying cool to the touch.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Oct. 2025
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For ArianeGroup, the only European company capable of designing and producing a strategic missile, this means staying at the forefront of technology and maintaining the highest standards of performance.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Crashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crashing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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