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smashed

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verb

past tense of smash
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as in demolished
to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive the firecracker smashed the clay pot

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as in destroyed
to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of the invading troops smashed the resistance and went on to conquer the country

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Recent Examples of smashed
Adjective
Detectives also found Murphy’s phone with a smashed screen. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026 Police also found more blood near the door to the apartment, as well as a smashed piece of cake with pink frosting. Wcco Staff, CBS News, 23 June 2026
Verb
Saka smashed home the penalty kick to extend England’s lead to 5-3 and became the fourth player ever to score a hat trick for England in men’s World Cup history. Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 18 July 2026 Bullock was meant to marvel at being beside the television legend before Berle smashed the pie in his face. Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for smashed
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smashed
Adjective
  • There is a shortage of treatment chemicals and equipment, broken pump and, poor-quality filters.
    Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • On June 30, 1929, a young Black girl found McDaniel’s body lying face-down, with a broken neck and bruises.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
Adjective
  • The victims’ families believe Trost, who had been returning from a restaurant when the crash occurred, was drunk at the time.
    Silas Morgan, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 July 2026
  • These days, noisy, drunk, barely dressed visitors holiday hard in condos that have been converted into vacation rentals.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Ashley’s leg was shattered and the couple’s daughter was in a neck brace for months.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026
  • If this tissue is shattered, all of the microbes inside of it spread into the water and change the nutrient composition.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Audemard said two-thirds of those buildings collapsed, and everything in the complex will need to be demolished.
    Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
  • The Rike Concert Hall in Tbilisi, Georgia, is set to be demolished.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 July 2026
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  • Residents of one village in the Gironde region of France returned to find their homes charred and destroyed by the wildfire which has ripped through them.
    Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
  • Yet with a lack of funds, officials halted further work, leaving the stands partially destroyed and deserted.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • The adjoining high-rise, built in 1960, was expanded with a 16-story addition that horizontally bumped out the existing top dozen floors and put four more stories on the top.
    Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • Marcus Garrett bumped knees with a KSU player in the first half and only played nine minutes, scoring five points.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 22 July 2026
Adjective
  • His rookie season ended in Week 8 with a fractured fibula, ruptured deltoid ligament and dislocated ankle.
    Jacob Robinson, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • But this is another story entirely, full of its own complications of immigration and homelands and politics, a story of a difficult and fractured relationship with a parent, a story of a debilitating disease.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Adjective
  • On the side of the highway, the night is a cacophony of blaring horns and the shouts of drunken men.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
  • Known as Hangover Noodles, the restaurant serves dishes from a diverse array of Southeast Asian cuisines, from curry and stir-fry to drunken noodles and pho, according to its website.
    Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

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“Smashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smashed. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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