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as in to destroy
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of tried to restore their shattered hopes

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as in to smash
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive shattered the sealed clay pot to find out what was inside

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“Shatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shatter. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.

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