as in broken
forcibly separated into many pieces
the glass mirror lay shattered on the floor
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as in destroyed
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 smashed
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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as in demolished
to cause to break with violence and much noise
shattered the priceless vase in one clumsy fall
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Recent Examples of shattered
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
In 1987, members of the national media praised Minnesotans for their joyous and generally family-friendly celebration of the Twins’ first World Series title, free of the shattered windows, tear gas and burning cars.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
On the website GoFundMe, donation campaigns describe shattered car windows, broken limbs, head trauma and mounting bills.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Police and emergency officials sealed off traffic around the site, where twisted steel beams and shattered slabs of concrete hung precariously from the edge of the overpass.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
The entire incident lasted less than 10 minutes, but left Prairie Hill Montessori with a shattered door and quite the story to tell.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Jack was so shattered by the news that his hands shook for weeks afterward.
—Joyce Johnson, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
According to police, a person who was sitting inside the vehicle when it was struck received minor injuries from the shattered windshield glass.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Later, a long close-up of a shattered glass of milk works neither as visual rhyme with the snowy setting nor dramatic insight.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
The team features Megan Grant, the Bruins' two-sport athlete who shattered Lauren Espinoza's 31-year-old single-season home run record in the Big Ten Softball Tournament and extended it to 40 home runs, outlasting Oklahoma's Kendall Wells for the record.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The mere presence of Hezbollah fighters in the dock shattered the group’s long-standing aura of impunity in Lebanon.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Stark new data show how much the spring heat wave that has been affecting much of Western Europe has shattered temperature records.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Upon arrival, police found the front glass door open and shattered, and there was glass everywhere.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Both of those benchmarks should be shattered this season, barring the nagging injuries that have plagued his otherwise prolific career.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026
This Avs team once felt inevitable, but the past week shattered that.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
In October, the singer-songwriter released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, which shattered records to hold the best first-week sales of an album in modern music history.
—Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Adjective
The early bones were too shattered to identify.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
In 1987, members of the national media praised Minnesotans for their joyous and generally family-friendly celebration of the Twins’ first World Series title, free of the shattered windows, tear gas and burning cars.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026
On the website GoFundMe, donation campaigns describe shattered car windows, broken limbs, head trauma and mounting bills.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Police and emergency officials sealed off traffic around the site, where twisted steel beams and shattered slabs of concrete hung precariously from the edge of the overpass.
—ABC News, 26 May 2026
The entire incident lasted less than 10 minutes, but left Prairie Hill Montessori with a shattered door and quite the story to tell.
—Adam Duxter, CBS News, 26 May 2026
Jack was so shattered by the news that his hands shook for weeks afterward.
—Joyce Johnson, New Yorker, 23 May 2026
According to police, a person who was sitting inside the vehicle when it was struck received minor injuries from the shattered windshield glass.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 18 May 2026
Later, a long close-up of a shattered glass of milk works neither as visual rhyme with the snowy setting nor dramatic insight.
—Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
Verb
The former Iowa Hawkeyes star shattered scoring records in college, transformed women's basketball into a national phenomenon and has continued rewriting the WNBA record book since arriving in 2024.
—Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
The team features Megan Grant, the Bruins' two-sport athlete who shattered Lauren Espinoza's 31-year-old single-season home run record in the Big Ten Softball Tournament and extended it to 40 home runs, outlasting Oklahoma's Kendall Wells for the record.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 May 2026
The mere presence of Hezbollah fighters in the dock shattered the group’s long-standing aura of impunity in Lebanon.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Stark new data show how much the spring heat wave that has been affecting much of Western Europe has shattered temperature records.
—Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 May 2026
Upon arrival, police found the front glass door open and shattered, and there was glass everywhere.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Both of those benchmarks should be shattered this season, barring the nagging injuries that have plagued his otherwise prolific career.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 28 May 2026
This Avs team once felt inevitable, but the past week shattered that.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 27 May 2026
In October, the singer-songwriter released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, which shattered records to hold the best first-week sales of an album in modern music history.
—Jeff Nelson, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered
Adjective
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Lemieux left Draper with a fractured jaw, broken cheekbone and a broken nose.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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The formula has almond, macadamia, and olive oils to moisturize, plus hydrolyzed keratin to support broken strands.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
Glamour,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed more than 350 Ukrainian drones over territories both close to the border but also as further afield as Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novgorod in the country’s west, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Twelve people were killed, including two young boys, in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where a four-story apartment building was partially destroyed, local officials said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, a split-second later, the Brazilians — with nowhere to go — smashed into the back of the Italian boat.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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Prosecutors argued at trial that Shirilla smashed into the building to end her toxic relationship with Russo, and Flanagan just happened to be along for the ride.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Three All Saints Episcopal School students lured a fourth student to participate in a TikTok challenge this month that became a catastrophic assault, leaving the boy unconscious for several minutes, temporarily paralyzed and with fractured vertebrae, according to a lawsuit filed this week.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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Mourinho needs to gel a fractured squad where morale has been damaged by infighting.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Items that fall in the toilet are soggy, in need of sanitizing, and possibly ruined.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
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Our house, ruined by the 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake, was rebuilt from the foundation up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Israeli forces now control large areas in southern Lebanon and have demolished homes and historical sites.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Two other properties were purchased in 2024, one of which was a barbershop that was demolished, and a third property was purchased in 2025.—
Delia Rose Sauer,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Verb
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These two didn't get along great for a long period after Kyle wrecked Junior at Richmond.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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Injuries to integral players have wrecked the roster and some reinforcements Brown signed this winter have not stepped up in their absence.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Verb
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The 2006 Royals had the worst bullpen ERA in baseball and blew 31 saves.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2026
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The Boston Celtics blew a 3-1 lead to the 76ers in the first round and the Detroit Pistons lost to the Cavaliers in seven games in the second round.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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“Shattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shattered. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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