as in oppressed
suffering grave abuse or injustice at the hands of one in authority
a tyrant seemingly untroubled by the crushed masses that he left in his wake
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as in suppressed
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
the government is doing everything to crush the latest guerrilla uprising
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as in pounded
to reduce to fine particles
crushed the baby's medicine tablet and mixed it with applesauce
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as in overwhelmed
to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress
the terrible news of her death simply crushed the entire family
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as in stuffed
to fit (people or things) into a tight space
the desperate refugees were crushed into the back of the truck
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as in hugged
to put one's arms around and press tightly
she tearfully crushed the child to her breast
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Recent Examples of crushed
Rosanna Warren, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Made to look like a creepy graveyard, Halloween dirt pudding starts with a layer of thick chocolate pudding that's topped with crushed chocolate cookies.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Shockingly, there’s no oil or butter in the batter—just sugar,eggs and crushed pineapple.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
To make the crushed ice at home, simply add standard ice cubes to a bag, wrap in a towel and crush with a rolling pin.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The gorgeous solid eucalyptus wood frame pairs beautifully with the crushed velvet fabric.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In the United States, whole-leaf kratom is commonly sold as pills, powders, gummies, drinks, teas, and crushed leaves.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Dusted with crushed coral and powdered shells, the beaches of Los Roques—scattered like pearls across Venezuela’s Caribbean coast—offer sheets of talcum-white sand that dissolve into aquamarine shallows.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
According to Charles Spence, an experimental psychologist at Oxford University, natural dyes—yellow from saffron and egg yolks, green from crushed plants, red from sandalwood—became especially popular in the Middle Ages.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Every other actor lends a sense of being crushed by the weight of events as well.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional castrati, Costanzo did not come to his high vocal register after having had his testicles crushed between stones.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
People crushed or suffocated in stampedes.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Their closer coughed up yet another game, as Tanner Scott left a two-strike, two-out fastball over the heart of the plate that Orioles rookie Samuel Basallo crushed into the night sky to end it.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Anisimova crushed a backhand winner that Sabalenka couldn’t get close to to break for 3-all in the second.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Basallo crushed a 1-and-2 fastball over the heart of the plate from Scott, sending it on a 433-foot journey toward Eutaw Street.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The latest aftershocks follow two earthquakes that ravaged a nation already crushed by war, poverty and shrinking aid.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
The crushed garter snake is scrawled on the tarmac in an ampersand.
—Rosanna Warren, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2025
Made to look like a creepy graveyard, Halloween dirt pudding starts with a layer of thick chocolate pudding that's topped with crushed chocolate cookies.
—Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Shockingly, there’s no oil or butter in the batter—just sugar,eggs and crushed pineapple.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
To make the crushed ice at home, simply add standard ice cubes to a bag, wrap in a towel and crush with a rolling pin.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
The gorgeous solid eucalyptus wood frame pairs beautifully with the crushed velvet fabric.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025
In the United States, whole-leaf kratom is commonly sold as pills, powders, gummies, drinks, teas, and crushed leaves.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2025
Dusted with crushed coral and powdered shells, the beaches of Los Roques—scattered like pearls across Venezuela’s Caribbean coast—offer sheets of talcum-white sand that dissolve into aquamarine shallows.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
According to Charles Spence, an experimental psychologist at Oxford University, natural dyes—yellow from saffron and egg yolks, green from crushed plants, red from sandalwood—became especially popular in the Middle Ages.
—Shayla Love, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Lions are also coming off a disappointing Week 1 performance, having gotten crushed, 27-13, by the Green Bay Packers.
—Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Every other actor lends a sense of being crushed by the weight of events as well.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
Unlike traditional castrati, Costanzo did not come to his high vocal register after having had his testicles crushed between stones.
—Henry Alford, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
People crushed or suffocated in stampedes.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Their closer coughed up yet another game, as Tanner Scott left a two-strike, two-out fastball over the heart of the plate that Orioles rookie Samuel Basallo crushed into the night sky to end it.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Anisimova crushed a backhand winner that Sabalenka couldn’t get close to to break for 3-all in the second.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Basallo crushed a 1-and-2 fastball over the heart of the plate from Scott, sending it on a 433-foot journey toward Eutaw Street.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 6 Sep. 2025
The latest aftershocks follow two earthquakes that ravaged a nation already crushed by war, poverty and shrinking aid.
—Mohammad Yunus Yawar, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for crushed
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The series was originally based on a novel by Margaret Atwood and followed June's life in a dystopian world called Gilead following a Second American Civil War, where women are oppressed and only used in society for their fertility.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Even the long oppressed Russian people would cheer.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
21 Aug. 2025
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This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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Defenders shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The rain pounded so hard Friday afternoon that Aventura police closed a portion of Biscayne Boulevard from 191st Street to 29th Avenue, near Aventura Mall, due to road flooding.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Sep. 2025
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Room for Disagreement Republicans have pounded every Sanders endorsee as a socialist and linked Cooke to her left-wing supporters, regardless of her alignment with their specific policy positions.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Many companies and industries are clearly overwhelmed by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence—with a recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology paper suggesting that 95% of generative AI pilot programs had failed among the dozens of companies the researchers surveyed.—
Giacomo Tognini,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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In my debut novel, Little Movements, the protagonist, Layla, is overwhelmed by these truths when she’s selected to be the choreographer-in-residence at a prestigious arts institution in rural Vermont.—
Lauren Morrow
September 9,
Literary Hub,
9 Sep. 2025
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Lenovo has a pair of new Android tablets stuffed with AI and big batteries.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now, the original Clay Henry is stuffed and on display at the Starlight Theatre in Terlingua.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Gospel music played on speakers, family members served chicken soup, strangers hugged each other, friends left carrying several plates stuffed with leftover food.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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But when Joe gets pulled away by his old search-and-rescue squad mates, Slightly has to improvise and take advantage of the chaos in the lab caused by the eyeball, locking poor Arthur — one of the few adults on the island putting the Lost Boys’ safety above all else — inside to get his face hugged.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Crushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crushed. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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