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
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Jorma Taccone, the Lonely Island member and former Saturday Night Live writer, suffered a shattered pelvis and a detached sacrum in a 20-foot fall from a ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
In this add on, a meteor lands on a volcanic island and so Kirby is left collecting shards of a shattered crystal and preventing an eerie presence from inside the rock from escaping.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In Rimal, quiet Palestinians looked through the rubble after a strike, some venturing into the upper floors of shattered buildings that were still standing.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of thousands sheltering in shattered buildings of the city have been left to fend for themselves after the fall of Hamas’ policing apparatus.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Summoners pulled through Mary’s shattered mirror are often skinned alive.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The defendant is accused of surveilling a shopping mall jewelry store in Millburn, New Jersey, the day before five suspects disabled an alarm system, cut a hole in the store’s wall, shattered display cases, and made off with jewelry.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
That façade, however, was more or less shattered recently, as Queen Camilla reacted emotionally to the reminder of the King’s illness and his mortality.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2025
Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Bullets flew and glass shattered.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
His staff acknowledged congratulatory comments on social media and posted photos of an encounter with someone whose car window was shattered after refusing to open it.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In June 2025, our collective heart shattered when Jane died.
—Beverly Gologorsky
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these tiny grains may have traveled enormous distances before becoming part of Bennu's parent asteroid — a much larger body that was shattered in a collision millions of years ago in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The family faces a critical point that will either make their bond stronger or leave it shattered forever.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Henry is broken, a shattered man, and there might not be any way to put him back together again.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
Jorma Taccone, the Lonely Island member and former Saturday Night Live writer, suffered a shattered pelvis and a detached sacrum in a 20-foot fall from a ladder at his farmhouse in Connecticut.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
In this add on, a meteor lands on a volcanic island and so Kirby is left collecting shards of a shattered crystal and preventing an eerie presence from inside the rock from escaping.
—Joshua Lamb, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
In Rimal, quiet Palestinians looked through the rubble after a strike, some venturing into the upper floors of shattered buildings that were still standing.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of thousands sheltering in shattered buildings of the city have been left to fend for themselves after the fall of Hamas’ policing apparatus.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2025
Summoners pulled through Mary’s shattered mirror are often skinned alive.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2025
The defendant is accused of surveilling a shopping mall jewelry store in Millburn, New Jersey, the day before five suspects disabled an alarm system, cut a hole in the store’s wall, shattered display cases, and made off with jewelry.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 19 Aug. 2025
That façade, however, was more or less shattered recently, as Queen Camilla reacted emotionally to the reminder of the King’s illness and his mortality.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
In the aftermath, Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko recorded a video message from the building’s shattered upper floors.
—Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Photos of the aftermath showed the front windshield on the roof of the bus shattered and nearly flattened.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
The jobs report from July shattered the narrative that the economy of 2025 was strong, revising previous figures downward and revealing something close to an 80% collapse in hiring, even as inflation crept upwards and layoffs rolled.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Bullets flew and glass shattered.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 6 Sep. 2025
His staff acknowledged congratulatory comments on social media and posted photos of an encounter with someone whose car window was shattered after refusing to open it.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In June 2025, our collective heart shattered when Jane died.
—Beverly Gologorsky
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Scientists say these tiny grains may have traveled enormous distances before becoming part of Bennu's parent asteroid — a much larger body that was shattered in a collision millions of years ago in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The family faces a critical point that will either make their bond stronger or leave it shattered forever.
—Joyce Orlando, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shattered
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For her, the loss of $40 isn’t the real issue, but rather the broken trust and the strange turn the situation has taken.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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As the family unravels, Genevieve must summon the courage to save her broken family – and herself – but not without a cost.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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Alternatively, a star being ripped apart in TDE could produce a day-long GRB, but this scenario fails to replicate other properties of the GRB 250702B, an explosion that would require a very unusual star being destroyed by an even stranger black hole.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Hadid was commissioned to design it for a fire brigade on the Vitra Campus after a major 1981 fire destroyed most of the complex, which originally consisted of factory buildings but is now a collection of contemporary design and architecture showrooms.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 Sep. 2025
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In a new paper, researchers report that sPHENIX measured both the number and energy of particles produced when gold ions smashed together at nearly light speed.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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For twenty years, the rage-fuelled God Kratos has smashed his way across our screens.—
Joshua Lamb,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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While Japan’s opposition remains fractured, the far-right, anti-immigration Sanseito party made big gains in July’s upper house election, bringing once-fringe ideas into the political mainstream.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
7 Sep. 2025
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Though Marcelo is the central character, the film’s emotional heart lies in his fractured relationship with his son Fernando.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To him, the field looked ruined — nothing like the stiff, proud stalks of wheat growing nearby.—
Julia Rendleman,
ProPublica,
5 Sep. 2025
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Our family has been ruined by Denise's lies of promising to end a year-long affair.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Additionally, several existing dilapidated buildings on the site will be demolished and their concrete recycled and partly reused to realize the new structures.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists believe that Ayscough's house was demolished after a fire destroyed it in the early 1800s – but its remains have only just been uncovered in new excavations.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Kitchens were wrecked, and diners were an endangered species.—
Beth D'Addono,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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Unfortunately, the winds yesterday undid all that labor and wrecked our structure.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The Cleveland Browns blew both a golden opportunity at what would’ve been the surprise upset of Week 1 and a chance to add to the Cincinnati Bengals’ early-season misery of the past few years.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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On a 3rd and 1, Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt got a first down with the help of Kelce blocking on the line, but the tight end blocked a little bit longer after the whistle blew.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Shattered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shattered. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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