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1
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of
- tried to restore their shattered hopes
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- beat,
- best,
- clobber,
- conquer,
- crush,
- defeat,
- drub,
- lick,
- master,
- overbear,
- overcome,
- overmatch,
- prevail (over),
- rout,
- scotch,
- skunk,
- subdue,
- surmount,
- thrash,
- trim,
- triumph (over),
- trounce,
- wallop,
- whip,
- win (against)
- blast,
- blow up,
- break,
- cripple,
- damage,
- deface,
- deteriorate,
- disfigure,
- disintegrate,
- dissolve,
- dynamite,
- harm,
- impair,
- injure,
- mangle,
- mar,
- mutilate,
- spoil,
- vitiate
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2
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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3
to cause to break with violence and much noise
- shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall
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“Shatter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shatter. Accessed 25 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of shatter was in the 14th century
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