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
Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mullett says her injuries included a broken back, a broken left leg, a shattered pelvis and head trauma.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Only when more members and influential insiders demand better of one another as a matter of course, before things go sideways, will there be fewer political self-detonations and shattered lives.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Video shot in the town of Fallon showed shattered glass and food scattered on the floor in the aisles of a grocery store.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Tents rippled in the breeze, and children played on the sand against a backdrop of shattered buildings.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In two separate incidents last month, delivery robots crashed into CTA bus shelters in Old Town and West Town, leaving shattered glass behind.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Angry, balkanized, hostile communities with shattered trust in American institutions — from courts to free elections — undermine the social capital needed for free enterprise to prosper.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Broger initially came across the shattered skull and bone fragments before contacting del Río to investigate further.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The impact shattered the glass door instantly, sending debris flying and abruptly ending the standoff.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
On Actress records, dreary passages are drawn out for long periods of time, and pretty sections are shattered by digital noise and detritus.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
During a first-half play, Kallerup shattered the tip of his left pinky finger.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
March 2026 was a historic month for temperatures in the United States, fueled by an extraordinary and prolonged heat wave that shattered temperature records across much of the West, according to a new report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Images from the scene show a front door riddled with bullet holes and an outer glass door completely shattered by the gunfire.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
But the events of late 1957 shattered that perception and focused the attention of American politicians and military officials more sharply on the final frontier.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
And not just broken, but shattered.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Aerial footage showed the sedan parked next to the center divider, with at least one shattered window.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Mullett says her injuries included a broken back, a broken left leg, a shattered pelvis and head trauma.
—David Chiu, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Only when more members and influential insiders demand better of one another as a matter of course, before things go sideways, will there be fewer political self-detonations and shattered lives.
—Michelle Cottle, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026
Video shot in the town of Fallon showed shattered glass and food scattered on the floor in the aisles of a grocery store.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026
Tents rippled in the breeze, and children played on the sand against a backdrop of shattered buildings.
—Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
In two separate incidents last month, delivery robots crashed into CTA bus shelters in Old Town and West Town, leaving shattered glass behind.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2026
Angry, balkanized, hostile communities with shattered trust in American institutions — from courts to free elections — undermine the social capital needed for free enterprise to prosper.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2026
Broger initially came across the shattered skull and bone fragments before contacting del Río to investigate further.
—Ryan Brennan
april 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
Verb
The project offers an insightful look at Odom, a gifted athlete and former star on the Los Angeles Lakers whose championship career was shattered by multiple personal demons and addiction.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The impact shattered the glass door instantly, sending debris flying and abruptly ending the standoff.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
On Actress records, dreary passages are drawn out for long periods of time, and pretty sections are shattered by digital noise and detritus.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
During a first-half play, Kallerup shattered the tip of his left pinky finger.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 9 Apr. 2026
March 2026 was a historic month for temperatures in the United States, fueled by an extraordinary and prolonged heat wave that shattered temperature records across much of the West, according to a new report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
—Dan Peck, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Images from the scene show a front door riddled with bullet holes and an outer glass door completely shattered by the gunfire.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 2026
But the events of late 1957 shattered that perception and focused the attention of American politicians and military officials more sharply on the final frontier.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2026
And not just broken, but shattered.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered
Adjective
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Winton, the class clown and semi-pariah who fits the stereotype of the clingy, maladjusted product of a broken home.—
Jean Garnett,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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Troopers responded to the area and found broken glass from the front door of the God's Grace Missionary Baptist Church.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While in the region, Curiosity recently utilized its onboard Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite, built to search for compounds of the element carbon that are associated with life and investigate ways in which these compounds are generated and destroyed in the Martian ecosphere.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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That investigation stemmed from a June 8, 1995, fire that destroyed a ValuJet DC-9 on a runway at Atlanta.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For instance, a concrete bridge is there forever until it is smashed into dust.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Apr. 2026
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Suspects cased stores, then, after closing time, smashed windows and headed straight to the highest-value Lego sets.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Three victims, ages 65 to 84, sustained non-life-threatening injuries including lacerations to the head and face and a fractured skull.—
Julie Walker,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2026
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Blue Jays designated hitter George Springer left in the sixth inning because of a fractured big toe on his left foot.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Scott would play Ben Wyatt, a former teen mayor who’d ruined his town financially and was now paying penance by becoming a state budget auditor.—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Voicer Peter Sulzicki may be correct in that the three-pointer has ruined the game of basketball.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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But part of the deal involves the purchase of the adjacent Blue Cross and Blue Shield building (to be demolished) along with its parking.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2026
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Xfinity Mobile Arena, which broke ground in 1994 and opened in 1996, would be demolished once the new arena is completed.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Otherwise, your household rhythm can be wrecked, and other problems ensue.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2026
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If Yankee Stadium was the house that Babe Ruth built, Coors is the house that Ohtani wrecked.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The 31-year-old target man scored a late winner against Mbappe’s Madrid to hoist Mallorca out of the bottom three a fortnight ago, and was mobbed by his team-mates as the final whistle blew.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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When the full-time whistle blew at the Etihad Stadium in northern England on Sunday, the live broadcast quickly focused on a close-up of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Shattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shattered. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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